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Irrigation Collection

Irrigation has played a crucial role in shaping the landscapes and sustaining civilizations throughout history

Background imageIrrigation Collection: View of the Levada da Serra do Faial on the part from Ribeiro Frio to Portela, Madeira

View of the Levada da Serra do Faial on the part from Ribeiro Frio to Portela, Madeira, Portugal, Europe

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Irrigation

Irrigation, Salinas, California, United States of America, North America

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Visit to Madeira - The Levada Tunnel

Visit to Madeira - The Levada Tunnel
Black and white lantern slide of men being carried in hammocks out of the entrance of a tunnel built for a levada - an irrigation channel or aqueduct - Visit to Madeira. Part of Box 125 - Madeira

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Bali Rice Terraces

Bali Rice Terraces. Sunrise rice fields of Jatiluwih at Tabanan, Bali Indonesia

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Garden irrigation in the 1500s

Garden irrigation in the 1500s
Garden water pumped through beds via intersecting channels, formal bed design of 1571. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Building of the Aswan Dam, Egypt

Building of the Aswan Dam, Egypt -- temples were either covered by water or dismantled and moved to a new location. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageIrrigation Collection: CROTON DAM, 1860. The dam on the Croton River in New York, which supplied water for the Croton

CROTON DAM, 1860. The dam on the Croton River in New York, which supplied water for the Croton Aqueduct. Wood engraving, American, 1860

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Happy adorable little girl pouring water from a hose and laughing

Happy adorable little girl pouring water from a hose and laughing Happy adorable little girl pouring water from a hose and laughing

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Farming in Buraydah, the capital of Al-Qassim Region in north-central Saudi Arabia

Farming in Buraydah, the capital of Al-Qassim Region in north-central Saudi Arabia in the heart of the Arabian Peninsula. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageIrrigation Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20105476

EyeUbiquitous_20105476
China, Jiangsu, Qidong, Farmers clearing aquatic vegetation from a choked irrigation canal with bamboo poles. They hope to catch any surviving fish in small mesh nets attached to some of the poles

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Lifting water water from the Nile using a shadouf, Nag Hammadi, Egypt, 1898. Creator

Lifting water water from the Nile using a shadouf, Nag Hammadi, Egypt, 1898. Creator
Raising water from the Nile, Nag Hammadi, Egypt, 1898. Fellaheen lifting water from the River Nile for irrigation using a shadouf. Wasser [?] Fellaheen bei Nagh-Aamadi

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Farming in the Oasis of Al-Ula, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia

Farming in the Oasis of Al-Ula, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia

Background imageIrrigation Collection: irrigation of agricultural land Seven Persons, Alberta, Canada

irrigation of agricultural land Seven Persons, Alberta, Canada

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Rice fields from above, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia

Rice fields from above, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Rice field with palm trees, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia

Rice field with palm trees, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Rice terrace in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. Aerial view

Rice terrace in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. Aerial view

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Tegalalang Rice Terrace, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia

Tegalalang Rice Terrace, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Irrigation of a tulip field in the 'Valle Hermoso'(Welsh: Cwm Hyfry), Trevelin, Chubut, Patagonia

Irrigation of a tulip field in the "Valle Hermoso"(Welsh: Cwm Hyfry), Trevelin, Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina
Irrigation of a tulip field in the " Valle Hermoso" (Welsh: Cwm Hyfry), Trevelin, Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina. In the background the Gorsedd and Cwmwl snowy peaks

Background imageIrrigation Collection: A view of a dried irrigation channel is seen in a field in Rumaitha district in Samawa

A view of a dried irrigation channel is seen in a field in Rumaitha district in Samawa, Iraq June 5, 2018. Picture taken June 5, 2018. REUTERS/Essam al-Sudani

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Vegetables are seen in a field in Maccarese

Vegetables are seen in a field in Maccarese, near Rome, Italy, April 23, 2018. REUTERS/Max Rossi

Background imageIrrigation Collection: An agronomist inspects the production in a field in Maccarese

An agronomist inspects the production in a field in Maccarese, near Rome, Italy, April 23, 2018. REUTERS/Max Rossi

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Furrows are seen in a field in Maccarese

Furrows are seen in a field in Maccarese, near Rome, Italy, April 23, 2018. REUTERS/Max Rossi

Background imageIrrigation Collection: A water pipe is seen in a field in Maccarese

A water pipe is seen in a field in Maccarese, near Rome, Italy, April 23, 2018. REUTERS/Max Rossi

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Little vegetables plants are seen next to a ground greenhouse in a field in Maccarese

Little vegetables plants are seen next to a ground greenhouse in a field in Maccarese, near Rome, Italy, April 23, 2018. REUTERS/Max Rossi

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Low tunnels are seen in a field in Maccarese

Low tunnels are seen in a field in Maccarese, near Rome, Italy, April 23, 2018. REUTERS/Max Rossi

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Seawater irrigation pipework runs along the ground on an experimental farm on the west

Seawater irrigation pipework runs along the ground on an experimental farm on the west coast of Scotland near Turnberry in Ayreshire, Scotland, Britain November 12, 2019. REUTERS/Stuart McDill

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Farmer walks in his crop field in Bidnija

Farmer walks in his crop field in Bidnija
A farmer walks in his crop field in Bidnija, Malta, February 19, 2018. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Erick Solis irrigates hydroponic lettuce at his house on a small farm in San Jose

Erick Solis irrigates hydroponic lettuce at his house on a small farm in San Jose
Erick Solis (not pictured) irrigates hydroponic lettuce at his house on a small farm in San Jose, Costa Rica May 2, 2019. REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Oman, Dakhiliyah Governate, Jebel Hajar, Balad Sayt (Bilad Sayt)

Oman, Dakhiliyah Governate, Jebel Hajar, Balad Sayt (Bilad Sayt). A grass hut in the remote village of Bilad Sayt surrounded by green terraces and palm trees lies deep in the Jebel Hajar

Background imageIrrigation Collection: iffigating apple orchards, Ponte in Valtellina. Lombardy Italy Europe

iffigating apple orchards, Ponte in Valtellina. Lombardy Italy Europe

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Les bêcheurs (The diggers), 1855-1856. Creator: Jean Francois Millet

Les bêcheurs (The diggers), 1855-1856. Creator: Jean Francois Millet
Les becheurs (The diggers), 1855-1856

Background imageIrrigation Collection: An engraving depicting a shadoof in use in Egypt. The shadoof was used for irrigation at least as

An engraving depicting a shadoof in use in Egypt. The shadoof was used for irrigation at least as early as 1500 BC
5311358 An engraving depicting a shadoof in use in Egypt. The shadoof was used for irrigation at least as early as 1500 BC, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1846); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Indochina/Vietnam, Haiphong (Hai phong): manufacture of cement nozzles, 1900

Indochina/Vietnam, Haiphong (Hai phong): manufacture of cement nozzles, 1900
LUX4810103 Indochina/Vietnam, Haiphong (Hai phong): manufacture of cement nozzles, 1900; (add.info.: Indochina/Vietnam, Haiphong (Hai phong): manufacture of cement nozzles

Background imageIrrigation Collection: System of distribution of the waters of the Ondara river for the city of Cervera (Catalonia)

System of distribution of the waters of the Ondara river for the city of Cervera (Catalonia, Spain). Cervera
AIS5342692 System of distribution of the waters of the Ondara river for the city of Cervera (Catalonia, Spain). Cervera. Cervera Museum.; Museo de Cervera, Lleida, Catalunya

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Field irrigation machinery for rice cultivation in Asia. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a

Field irrigation machinery for rice cultivation in Asia. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration
FLO4728551 Field irrigation machinery for rice cultivation in Asia. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration from G. T

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Empty reservoir behind the breakage dam at South Fork caused by the Johnstown flood in

Empty reservoir behind the breakage dam at South Fork caused by the Johnstown flood in Pennsylvania, 1889
NWI4954256 Empty reservoir behind the breakage dam at South Fork caused by the Johnstown flood in Pennsylvania, 1889. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Archimedean Screws for raising water from one level to another

Archimedean Screws for raising water from one level to another. The thread could be either external (as in Fig)
530342 Archimedean Screws for raising water from one level to another. The thread could be either external (as in Fig. 3), or the more conventional internal spiral in Fig. 2

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Irrigation at the North West (b/w photo)

Irrigation at the North West (b/w photo)
8658234 Irrigation at the North West (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Irrigation at the North West)

Background imageIrrigation Collection: United States, State of Virginia: Water mill Mecania (water wheel)

United States, State of Virginia: Water mill Mecania (water wheel) used in the Jamestown colony before 1650
NWI4967635 United States, State of Virginia: Water mill Mecania (water wheel) used in the Jamestown colony before 1650. Colour engraving in "Virginia Truly Valued" by Edward Williams

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Chinese agriculture. A peasant irrigates the land with a bucket of water from a canal

Chinese agriculture. A peasant irrigates the land with a bucket of water from a canal
FLO4622487 Chinese agriculture. A peasant irrigates the land with a bucket of water from a canal, while others mill grain in a machine

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Sciences: Automatons. Automatic fountain, which made water flow through a system of communicating

Sciences: Automatons. Automatic fountain, which made water flow through a system of communicating vases
NWI4948833 Sciences: Automatons. Automatic fountain, which made water flow through a system of communicating vases, designed by Heron of Alexandria or Heron The Elder

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Tunisia, Sfax: The Teskia of the city. Original water distribution system from rainwater recovered

Tunisia, Sfax: The Teskia of the city. Original water distribution system from rainwater recovered in a reservoir
LUX4765620 Tunisia, Sfax: The Teskia of the city. Original water distribution system from rainwater recovered in a reservoir

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Capital letters Plate in 'Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet'

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220658 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Background imageIrrigation Collection: 13th century peasant on a primitive machine to irrigate the fields. Greek manuscript

13th century peasant on a primitive machine to irrigate the fields. Greek manuscript
GIA5036465 13th century peasant on a primitive machine to irrigate the fields. Greek manuscript.; (add.info.: 13th century peasant on a primitive machine to irrigate the fields)

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Chinese farmers in a rice field: planting and irrigation of rice

Chinese farmers in a rice field: planting and irrigation of rice. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4864124 Chinese farmers in a rice field: planting and irrigation of rice. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Chinese farmers in a rice field: planting and irrigation of rice)

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Peasant using a water buffalo to plow rice in China. Colour engraving of the 19th century

Peasant using a water buffalo to plow rice in China. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4864097 Peasant using a water buffalo to plow rice in China. Colour engraving of the 19th century; (add.info.: Peasant using a water buffalo to plow rice in China)

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Chinese agriculture. Peasants planting a field with a seeding machine

Chinese agriculture. Peasants planting a field with a seeding machine (a hopper with two pipes leading to pronged feet)
FLO4622481 Chinese agriculture. Peasants planting a field with a seeding machine (a hopper with two pipes leading to pronged feet), man irrigating a field on a water pump

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Post-1883 - Blackfeet project, Montana - irrigable lands near Opal on Great Northern Railroad

Post-1883 - Blackfeet project, Montana - irrigable lands near Opal on Great Northern Railroad (b/w photo)
7134118 Post-1883 - Blackfeet project, Montana - irrigable lands near Opal on Great Northern Railroad (b/w photo); (add.info.: Post-1883 - Blackfeet project)

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Chinese peasants using a device with bucket and weight to irrigate the land

Chinese peasants using a device with bucket and weight to irrigate the land
FLO4622566 Chinese peasants using a device with bucket and weight to irrigate the land. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Background imageIrrigation Collection: The Assyrian Method of Irrigation (litho)

The Assyrian Method of Irrigation (litho)
8660909 The Assyrian Method of Irrigation (litho) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Assyrian Method of Irrigation)

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Egyptian shaduf irrigation system (engraving)

Egyptian shaduf irrigation system (engraving)
8663855 Egyptian shaduf irrigation system (engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Egyptian shaduf irrigation system)

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Abu Simbel rock temples to Pharaoh Ramesses II and his queen Nefertiti, Nubia, southern Egypt

Abu Simbel rock temples to Pharaoh Ramesses II and his queen Nefertiti, Nubia, southern Egypt
FLO4568958 Abu Simbel rock temples to Pharaoh Ramesses II and his queen Nefertiti, Nubia, southern Egypt. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Background imageIrrigation Collection: The noria, a 15th century waterwheel made of iron and wood, reworked in the 20th century

The noria, a 15th century waterwheel made of iron and wood, reworked in the 20th century, Alcantarilla, Murcia
AIS5378575 The noria, a 15th century waterwheel made of iron and wood, reworked in the 20th century, Alcantarilla, Murcia, Spain (photo); (add.info.: An Arab invention. Diam. 11 m); © Iberfoto

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Archimedes (c287-212 BC) Ancient Greek mathematician. Archimedes screw for raising water from one

Archimedes (c287-212 BC) Ancient Greek mathematician. Archimedes screw for raising water from one level to another
531061 Archimedes (c287-212 BC) Ancient Greek mathematician. Archimedes screw for raising water from one level to another. Hand-coloured engraving, London, 1815; Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Pump Priming Deficits, 1933 (colour litho)

Pump Priming Deficits, 1933 (colour litho)
PNP253853 Pump Priming Deficits, 1933 (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: What we need is another pump, Cartoon depicting Franklin D)

Background imageIrrigation Collection: A Ditch, c.1850. Creator: Lorenz Frolich

A Ditch, c.1850. Creator: Lorenz Frolich
A Ditch, c.1850

Background imageIrrigation Collection: View of the Coffee Plantation Marienbosch in Surinam, 1829-1876. Creator: Willem de Klerk

View of the Coffee Plantation Marienbosch in Surinam, 1829-1876. Creator: Willem de Klerk
View of the Coffee Plantation Marienbosch in Surinam, 1829-1876. Other Title(s): View of the Meerzorg Coffee Plantation on the Taparoepi Canal in Surinam?

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Man in irrigated orchard, probably Pontiac, Ill. between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown

Man in irrigated orchard, probably Pontiac, Ill. between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Man in irrigated orchard, probably Pontiac, Ill. between 1900 and 1910

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Bureau of Reclamation - Truckee-Carson Project, Nevada; Canal Carrying Truckee River To... 1912

Bureau of Reclamation - Truckee-Carson Project, Nevada; Canal Carrying Truckee River To... 1912
Bureau of Reclamation - Truckee-Carson Project, Nevada; Canal Carrying Truckee River To Reservoir, 1912

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Roosevelt Dam, Arizona - Salt River Project of Bureau of Reclamation, Dedication Scene, 1912

Roosevelt Dam, Arizona - Salt River Project of Bureau of Reclamation, Dedication Scene, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Roosevelt Dam, Arizona - Salt River Project of Bureau of Reclamation, Dedication Scene, 1912. Dam named after President Theodore Roosevelt, serving mainly for irrigation, water supply

Background imageIrrigation Collection: L'elevation des eaux du Nil pour l'irrigation; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914

L'elevation des eaux du Nil pour l'irrigation; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Jules Gervais-Courtellemont
L'elevation des eaux du Nil pour l'irrigation; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Minidoka Project - U.S. Reclamation Bureau. Minidoka Desert On Year After Irrigation By Gov

Minidoka Project - U.S. Reclamation Bureau. Minidoka Desert On Year After Irrigation By Government, 1912. The Minidoka Project was a series of public works implemented in order to control the flow of

Background imageIrrigation Collection: L'horticulture : Esquisse pour l'école de la rue Château-Landon, 10ème arrondissement... c.1881

L'horticulture : Esquisse pour l'école de la rue Château-Landon, 10ème arrondissement... c.1881
L'horticulture : Esquisse pour l'ecole de la rue Chateau-Landon, 10eme arrondissement de Paris, c.1881. Horticulture

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Field worker irrigating alfalfa and barley fields, Near Indio, Coachella Valley, California, 1937

Field worker irrigating alfalfa and barley fields, Near Indio, Coachella Valley, California, 1937
Field worker irrigating alfalfa and barley fields. The field produces eleven cuttings of alfalfa a year, yields nine to ten tons to the acre; sold for twenty-two dollars per ton in 1936

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Irrigation ditch alongside the road, Imperial Valley, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Irrigation ditch alongside the road, Imperial Valley, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Irrigation ditch alongside the road. Imperial Valley, California

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Main street of town showing irrigation ditch, Escalante, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Main street of town showing irrigation ditch, Escalante, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Main street of town. Shows irrigation ditch. Escalante, Utah

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Irrigator in brushed and capped cantaloupe field, Imperial Valley, California, 1937

Irrigator in brushed and capped cantaloupe field, Imperial Valley, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Irrigator in brushed and capped cantaloupe field. Imperial Valley, California

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Irrigation ditch along the road, Imperial Valley, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Irrigation ditch along the road, Imperial Valley, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Irrigation ditch along the road. Imperial Valley, California

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Laguna Dam, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Laguna Dam, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Laguna Dam. The All American Canal, when completed, will extend desert land to cultivation by irrigation in the southwestern United States

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Date palms, Coachella Valley, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Date palms, Coachella Valley, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Date palms. Coachella Valley, California

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Irrigated fields of Acala cotton seventy miles from Phoenix, Arizona, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Irrigated fields of Acala cotton seventy miles from Phoenix, Arizona, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Irrigated fields of Acala cotton seventy miles from Phoenix, Arizona

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Irrigated field of cotton seventy miles from Phoenix, Arizona, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Irrigated field of cotton seventy miles from Phoenix, Arizona, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Irrigated field of cotton seventy miles from Phoenix, Arizona

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Pumping plant for irrigation powered by a natural gas engine, Tulare County, California, 1938

Pumping plant for irrigation powered by a natural gas engine, Tulare County, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
This pumping plant for irrigation is powered by a natural gas engine which operates at about half the cost of electricity. Tulare County, California

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Mail boxes and irrigation gates, Imperial Valley, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Mail boxes and irrigation gates, Imperial Valley, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Mail boxes and irrigation gates. Imperial Valley, California

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Irrigation pump on edge of field, San Joaquin Valley, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Irrigation pump on edge of field, San Joaquin Valley, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Irrigation pump on edge of field. Electric power typical of San Joaquin Valley farming. Tulare County, California

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Irrigation pump on edge of field, San Joaquin Valley, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Irrigation pump on edge of field, San Joaquin Valley, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Irrigation pump on edge of field. Electric power typical of San Joaquin Valley farming. California

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Poem by Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, from the series 'One Hundred Poems Explained... c. 1835/36

Poem by Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, from the series "One Hundred Poems Explained... c. 1835/36. Creator: Hokusai
Poem by Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, from the series "One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)", Japan, c. 1835/36

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Two Men Digging, 1855–56. Creator: Jean Francois Millet

Two Men Digging, 1855–56. Creator: Jean Francois Millet
Two Men Digging, 1855-56

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Two Men Digging, 1855–56. Creator: Jean Francois Millet

Two Men Digging, 1855–56. Creator: Jean Francois Millet
Two Men Digging, 1855-56

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Two Men Digging, 1855–56. Creator: Jean Francois Millet

Two Men Digging, 1855–56. Creator: Jean Francois Millet
Two Men Digging, 1855-56

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Peasant Digging, 1863. Creator: Jean Francois Millet

Peasant Digging, 1863. Creator: Jean Francois Millet
Peasant Digging, 1863

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Two Men Digging, 1855–56. Creator: Jean Francois Millet

Two Men Digging, 1855–56. Creator: Jean Francois Millet
Two Men Digging, 1855-56

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Two Men Digging, 1855–56. Creator: Jean Francois Millet

Two Men Digging, 1855–56. Creator: Jean Francois Millet
Two Men Digging, 1855-56

Background imageIrrigation Collection: The Man Leaning on His Spade, c. 1847. Creator: Jean Francois Millet

The Man Leaning on His Spade, c. 1847. Creator: Jean Francois Millet
The Man Leaning on His Spade, c. 1847



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Irrigation has played a crucial role in shaping the landscapes and sustaining civilizations throughout history. From the picturesque view of the Levada da Serra do Faial on the part from Ribeiro Frio to Portela in Madeira, to the impressive Aswan Dam in Egypt, irrigation systems have transformed barren lands into fertile oases. In Bali, rice terraces stand as a testament to centuries-old agricultural practices that rely heavily on irrigation techniques. Even during the 1500s, garden irrigation was already being practiced, showcasing humanity's early understanding of harnessing water for crop cultivation. The Croton Dam in New York stands tall as a symbol of progress and innovation. Built in 1860, it supplied water for the Croton Aqueduct and paved the way for urban development. Photographs capturing boats and engineering work on the Nile Delta highlight Britain's notable engineering feat in elegant irrigation. This project brought prosperity to an arid land by efficiently distributing water resources. From Australia's colorful lithograph depicting irrigating currant vines to farming scenes in Buraydah, Saudi Arabia, where agriculture thrives thanks to well-planned irrigation systems - these images showcase how different regions across the globe have harnessed this essential technique for their economic growth. Lastly, sugar cane production along Guyana's East Coastal area exemplifies how irrigation has facilitated South America's agricultural success story. The lush fields are evidence of human ingenuity working harmoniously with nature’s abundance.

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