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Title
The prominent granite dome that towers over the site of Big Creek #1 Hydro Plant was named by John Eastwood for William G. Kerckhoff
Creator
Laval, C. C., photographer
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Southern California Edison Photographs and Negatives
Rights Information
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Description
The prominent granite dome that towers over the site of Big Creek #1 Hydro Plant was named by John Eastwood for William G. Kerckhoff, and early investor in Eastwood's power projects. Kerckhoff became the President of the San Joaquin Light and Power Comany, which grew out of Eastwood's original San Joaquin Electric Company.
Type
image
Format
564148 Bytes
Extent
Copy negative ; A--8x10
Identifier
12 - 00019
232836
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll2/id/5513
Subject
Mountains
Hydroelectric power-plants
Place
Cascada (Calif.)
Fresno County (Calif.)
Source
Southern California Edison Photographs and Negatives
Story of Big Creek
Southern California Edison Photographs and Negatives, Huntington Digital Library

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