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Dam building in the Elan Valley, c. 1895
An early stage in the construction of the first of the dams to be built in the Elan Valley, Caban coch. A view looking upstream on the River Elan probably photographed around 1895, with a huge steam-powered crane at work on the site. Many of the massive stones used for this dam were quarried nearby.
Item reference: : GTJ61116
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