Figure 62. The crew. Ali Aqil, standing far right, was the group’s foreman whose work strategy enabled the completion of the reservoir reconditioning in four weeks. Photo by visitor, 7-11-2015.
Figure 54. … including the walls. For inscription see Fig. 5. 14-11-2015. Photo by Muaffaq Hazza.
Figure 3. North side and NW corner of reservoir in 1905 photograph. The “draughted masonry” is exposed where the ancient coat of thick plaster (called opus signinum by Butler) has fallen off. The “coping of flat and well fitted slabs” is visible on top of the wall in the segment on the right.
Figure 51. Detol Chlorine and Dish Soap for the power wash solution. 14-11-2015.
Figure 35. Attacking the middle 2: four hours later, 12:02 pm, 2-11-2015.
Figure 39. Contending with early rain. 7-11-2015.
Figure 41. Another way was to dam up the puddles and move the water away sideways. 8-11-2015.
