View of the portal to one of the four, 56-foot diversion tunnels for the Hoover Dam, [s.d.]

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Title	View of the portal to one of the four, 56-foot diversion tunnels for the Hoover Dam, [s.d.]
Description	Photograph of a view of the portal to one of the four, 56-foot diversion tunnels for the Hoover Dam, [s.d.]. At center, a large cavern is cut into bedrock, supported by circular scaffolding. At left, wooden framework supports a conveyor belt.; Caption reads: "View of portal of one of the four 56-foot diversion tunnels. These tunnels, each approximately 4,000 feet in length are being lined with three-feet of concrete and will be used to divert the waters of the Colorado River during the construction of Hoover Dam." Photoprint reads: "Los Angeles Aqueduct construction, [s.d.]."
Subject	Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Subject (adlf)	tunnels
Subject (file heading)	Engineering -- Aqueducts #6 -- Los Angeles Aqueduct
Subject (lcsh)	Water-supply Aqueducts Engineers
Geographic subject (county)	Los Angeles
Geographic subject (state)	California
Geographic subject (country)	USA
Coverage era	[s.d.]
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Type	images
Format (aacr2)	1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
Format (aat)	photographic prints photographs
Accession number	37035
Call number	CHS-37035
Legacy record ID	chs-m20495
Part of collection	California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Part of subcollection	Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960
Rights	California Historical Society
Access conditions	Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.
Repository name	USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository address	Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Repository email	specol@usc.edu
Filename	CHS-37035
Archival file	chs_Volume136/CHS-37035.tiff

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