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General view of the dam looking across to site office, area to the right is flooded.
The image is annotated "Upstream side of overflow section 2-11-60"

View looking across the valley, with the dam nearing completion. Men are working on the last sections of shuttering. The image is annotated "View from left bank 2-11-60"

Close-up of shuttering and scaffolding. Two men standing in centre of image. It is annotated "Overflow weir at line 27300. 2-11-60"

View down the valley of the tailbay, crane working on the right. The image is annotated "Tailbay 2-11-60"

View of the dam nearing completion. Two men in the middle foreground working on some shuttering. The image is annotated "View of dam from tailbay 1-12-60"
It is stamped on the reverse "Richards Bros, Penzance"

View of the dam nearing completion, shuttering to the top and around tower, water at base to the right. The image is annotated "View of upstream side of overflow section 1-12-60"
It is stamped on the reverse "Richards Bros, Penzance"

Close-up view of centre area of dam featuring shuttering at top. It is annotated "View of footbridge shuttering from downstream of spillway 1-12-60"
It is stamped on the reverse "Richards Bros, Penzance"

General view across the valley of Drift Dam nearing completion. Although this is annotated "Upstream view from left bank 1-12-60" it is from the same direction as DD.103, which is described as being downstream. The ground is dry below the dam.
It is…

General view of the dam across the fields. Building work nearing completion, just shuttering on central part. The image is annotated "View from bank looking upstream 4-1-61"
It is stamped on the reverse "Richards Bros, Penzance"

View looking straight along the valley to the nearly finished dam. Silhouettes of a few men can be seen on the scaffolding. The image is annotated "View from upstream of dam 4-1-61"
It is stamped on the reverse "Richards Bros, Penzance"

Close-up of central section and men working in the shuttering area. The image is annotated "View of footbridge & crest block construction 4-1-61"
It is stamped on the reverse "Richards Bros, Penzance"

View of central section of dam, water and small inflatable boat to the right. A few men working at the top middle section. The image is annotated "View of upstream face showing widened section 4-1-61"
It is stamped on the reverse "Richards Bros,…

Richards Photograph

Richards Photograph

Image annotated "View from right bank downstream
30-7-58". Two men standing on the road mid-left of photograph give an idea of scale. Also men walking along scaffolding above the earthworks.
Stamped "Richards Bros Photographers" on reverse

Annotated "View of rock excavation on left bank 7-5-59"
Stamped "Richards Bros Photographers" on reverse

Image is annotated "General view of Excavation on left bank of river 7-5-59" One or two men working in foreground give idea of scale.
Stamped on reverse "Richards Bros Penzance"

Image is annotated "View of rock excavation on right bank 8-6-59"

Annotated "General view of excavation, plant etc on right bank of river 8-6-59"
McAlpine signs are on the crane and concrete works.
Men are working in pit to right of the crane.
Stamped on reverse "Richards Bros, 2 Queen Street, Penzance"

General view of excavation annotated "View from right wing showing excavation in monolithic 7-8 8-6-59"

Large pipe in foreground balanced on wooden beam, two men in top right near lorry.