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Photograph caption dated May 5, 1954 reads, "Tons of power - Giant block and tackle ready to swing 127 ton steam 'drum' into place at Valley Steam Plant in Sun Valley, a major installation at the electricity-generating power plant which is scheduled to begin operations in August, eventually generating electricity for 1,000,000 persons in Los Angeles."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Valley Steam Plant (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles (Calif.).--Department of Water and Power Los Angeles (Calif.).--Department of Water and Power--Employees Steam power plants--California--Los Angeles Steam power plants--California--Los Angeles--Equipment and supplies Steam power plants--California--Los Angeles--Employees Electric power distribution--California--Los Angeles Steam-pipes--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Sun Valley (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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