giant tube to supply water for ten millions – mammoth // building nothing out of something

giant tube to supply water for ten millions

The wonder of inter-basin transfer, in the August 1937 issue of Popular Mechanics:

(The cover of that same issue, which wonders at the electrical power produced by and transmitted from Lake Mead, is also worth a look.)

2 Responses to “giant tube to supply water for ten millions”

  1. Branden says:

    I especially appreciate the drawing of the eight boulder dams visualized in tight linear sequence.

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