Reservoir Basin, Barkhamsted
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1940
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 1/2 x 9 1/2in. (19.1 x 24.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Horace B. Clark
DescriptionA stream runs through a broad valley. Open fields, some with young trees in them, are on both sides of the stream. Dense forest covers the hills in the foreground and background. A few buildings, probably houses with farm buildings, are visible in the background.
Object number1950.11.4
InscribedOn verso, in pencil, "basin of / basin of reservoir - Barkhamsted"; lower margin, "X.1998.330.0:" lower left, "1950.11.4;" lower right, "Gift of Horace B. Clark no date"NotesSubject Note: The Metropolitan District Commission began to buy land for the reservoir in Barkhamsted and Hartland in 1927. The MDC then stripped the land of lumber and buildings and began constructing a dam, which was completed in 1940. The reservoir was full by 1948. This photograph is purported to show some of the area that was flooded. (Finlay 8/25/2011)On View
Not on view
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
1840-1848
