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Dry by Neil Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman: Project LIT: Rio Grande Then and Now

Rio Grande

Wintertime view of the Rio Grande River near Belen in central New Mexico
2021-01-26

Rio Grande

Elephant Butte Dam site: foundation of dam in bed of river, third section in foreground under construction, looking west
1914 Feb. 27

Rio Grande

Rio Grande River and the smelter near El Paso, Texas
1908

Rio Grande

Old copy of El Paso Morning Times, about 1914, describing advantages of Elephant Butte Dam project and agricultural possibilities of Las Cruces and Mesilla Valley under irrigation. The paper was found on the walls of an abandoned house at Georgetown, New
1940 May

Rio Grande

Franklin Canal, El Paso: Completing reconstruction of settling basin and concrete lining. Mexican dam is seen across river
1914-01-01

Rio Grande

Elephant Butte Dam
c. 1915-1929