Diversion Dam of Southern California Edison Co., ca.1929

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Photograph of Diversion Dam of Southern California Edison Co., ca.1929. To the left, water flows over a dam creating a flurry of white mist at the bottom. The water behind the dam is calm while the water in front rages forward. The dam is surrounded by hillsides covered in plant life. To the right, A dirt road runs along the side of the hill while a car drives forward. Telephone poles line the road while three wires can be seen extending into the sky in the foreground.

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Title Diversion Dam of Southern California Edison Co., ca.1929

Subject dam sites (adlf), Dams (lcsh), Industry -- Electric (file heading), Southern California Edison Company (subject)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1929

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm. (aacr2), photographic prints (aat), photographs (aat)

Source California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection), Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960 (subcollection)

Date Created 1929

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Repository Email specol@lib.usc.edu

Repository Name USC Libraries Special Collections

Repository Location Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189

Rights Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Copyright Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Access Conditions Send requests to address or e-mail given

Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m11905

Identifier 40729 (accession number), CHS-40729 (call number), CHS-40729 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-11314 (legacy record id), chs-m11905 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-12057 (legacy record id), 84-1-1214 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 11314

Unique identifier UC128838

Legacy Identifier CHS-40729.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 21.3 in × 16.2 in at 300dpi
54.1 cm × 41.3 cm at 300dpi

Inherited Values

Title Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

Description The more than 3,600 unique photographs of this collection document the Chamber's promotional efforts during the city's early years. In addition to stock photographs, there are pictures of the elaborate booths and displays that the Chamber prepared for use at state fairs and international trade shows. The photographic collection contains images showing the growth of important municipal enterprises, such as ground transportation systems, aviation, and shipping. In addition there are about 1,000 lantern slides in this collection -- not yet fully digitized.

Date Created 1860/1960

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