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Construction of Big Creek Powerhouse 1 and 2

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Construction of Big Creek Powerhouse 1 and 2: Sluicing construction sites; Camp 2 Warehouse; Meat storage and butchers; Concrete mixers; Camps 3, 6, and 7; Adit 2, and 3; Cascada yards; Transmission line construction; Excavation and construction at Dams 1, 2, 3, and 4, flowline, penstocks, surge shaft; Incline railway; Tunnels 1, and 2; Huntington Lake. Photographer: Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation.

Type
Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date
March - April 1913
Call number
photCL SCE
Creator
Southern California Edison Company(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Gift of Edison International, December 2005.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
Copyright Southern California Edison. Certain uses require permission from Southern California Edison, contact reference@huntington.org for information.
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