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Long Beach Steam Station No. 3

Description

Long Beach Steam Station No. 3 turbo installation, Boiler No. 50, laying 15" gas main, driving piles for Unit No. 11, take-off towers, towers at channel crossing, installing transformers and oil switches, switching garden, [cooling water] intake, gauge board, switchboard, station overviews, turbine deck, boiler interior, defective pump, evaporators, chemistry lab, fuel oil pump room, exciter, piles ready for steel.

Type
Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date
April 1928 - February 1929
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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