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Title: Nimbus Dam
Date Created and/or Issued: 1955
Contributing Institution: Sacramento Public Library
Collection: Sacramento Room Postcards
Rights Information: This image may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.). Copyright restrictions applying to the reproduction and use of this image are available from the Sacramento Public Library.
Description: Shown in circa 1955 is the Nimbus Dam, straddling Lake Natoma and the American River. The structure - resting seven miles downstream from Folsom Dam and some 14 miles upstream from Sacramento - was built at a cost of 7.1 million dollars and dedicated on June 1, 1955, making it the first of a series of American River water and power projects to be completed.
Type: image
Identifier: BBSAC770
http://sacroom.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15248coll2/id/1637
Subject: Folsom, California
Aerial Views
Dams
Lakes
Power Industry
Rivers
American River
Aerospace Industry
Freeways and Highways

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