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The Ditch: Lifeblood of a Community

 
Sagebrush and Greasewood cover before widespread irrigation
1 of 104 		McIntyre Bluff from south of present day Oliver
2 of 104 		Tent house and family
3 of 104 		Interview with Mrs. Elsie Boone conducted by Penny-Lynn Galbraith
4 of 104 		Tent Camp and Horses (present-day airport area)
5 of 104 		Southern Okanagan Lands Project work camp
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Digging the ditch near McIntyre Bluff
7 of 104 		Preparing to pour concrete
8 of 104 		Southern Okanagan Lands Project workers pouring cement
9 of 104 		North view of valley prior to large-scale settlement
10 of 104 		Picture of Highway 97 south of Oliver
11 of 104 		West Lateral Flume
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Looking south-east over Engineer's Camp #4
13 of 104 		Picture of Flume #2
14 of 104 		Picture of Flume #3
15 of 104 		Southern Okanagan Irrigation Works Engineers
16 of 104 		Workers gathered around Camp Fireside
17 of 104 		Syphon during construction
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