Dam It!
Posted by zyrcster in Across The CommonsHarnessing water across the Commons
| Water.
A natural force with the power to carve canyons out of rock, to inundate plains, to change the face of the earth. |
 Oregon State University Archives |
| Humans.
They like to harness unbridled power for progress. Water is the stuff of industry (generating electricity) and agriculture (irrigating crops). |
 Library of Congress |
| … and they like to build cities near rivers that overflow … |  Musée McCord |
| So … Dam it! |  Library of Congress |
| Hold that water back! |  Biblioteca de Arte-Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian |
| Tame that river! |  Brooklyn Museum |
| Reshape the landscape! |  Oregon State University Archives |
| But, when the levee breaks, Mama, you got to move … |  Library of Congress |
Tags: Biblioteca de Arte-Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Brooklyn Museum, Library of Congress, Musée McCord Museum, Oregon State University Archives, water