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Title
Construction of Pacoima Dam
Alternative Title
Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection
Date Created and/or Issued
1927
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Construction of the Pacoima Dam has been going on since October 1924. This dam will be the largest arched dam in the world at 365' high, 700' long, with a 96 foot base. Photograph dated December 13, 1927.
Type
Image
Format
1 photograph :b&w
Photographic prints
Identifier
00045104
Herald Examiner Collection
HE Box-1951
CARL0000049374
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/15777
Subject
Cranes, derricks, etc.--California--Los Angeles County
Dams--Design and construction
Dams--California--Los Angeles County
Mountains--California, Southern
Pacoima Dam (Calif.)
San Gabriel Mountains (Calif.)
Herald-Examiner Collection photographs

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