A steam-powered trencher digs a trench in this 7" x 10" black and white photograph, while two men and a woman stand by. There is a water reservoir in the background.
This photographs shows trenches being dug for the Crawford waterworks. John N. Bruer, Minnie F. Bruer, Sam Oliver (the trenching operator) are standing next to the trencher. Trenching was dug for pipes from Crawford Reservoir about 7 miles southwest of town in 1907.
