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Description
Sixteen views of Hume Lake Dam under construction at the confluence of Long Meadow and Ten Mile creeks. View 1 (2001-0040). Dam site, looking up stream, June 25, 1908, showing fires, clearing the site -- view 2 (2001-0041). view of dam site looking down stream June 25, 1908, showing fires, clearing the site -- view 3 (2001-0042). View looking down stream July 10 1908, showing excavation and assembly of construction plant -- view 4 (2001-0043). View looking downstream, Aug. 1 1908, showing construction trestle, stock pile taken from excavations and assembled construction plant -- view 5 (2001-0044). Near view of construction plant taken Aug. 1 '08 showing construction trestle and excavations for foundations -- view 6 (2001-0045). Aug 10 1908. Trestle nearly done -- view 7 (2001-0046). Aug 15 1908. Forms on west end started and first batch of concrete laid -- view 8 (2001-0047). Aug 20 commenced laying concrete in earnest. View shows forms on west end and frame for big buttress -- view 9 (2001-0048). Sept 10 finishing arches 2 & 3 & stripping forms from no 1. View 10 (2001-0049). Sept 20, 3 arches & buttresses done, & forms stripped -- view 11 (2001-0050). Quarry in granite from which broken stone is taken for aggregate. Sept. 20 1908 -- view 12 (2001-0051). Oct. 15 1908 - arches 1 - 2 & 3 and 9 - 10 &11 completed and plastered -- view 13 (2001-0052). Down stream side Oct. 10 1908 - showing buttresses -- view 14 (2001-0053). Water face Nov. 10 1908, showing forms for arches and arches 10, 11 & 12 stripped -- view 15 (2001-0054). Arches for water outlet and pipe for 24" gate in main middle arch - Nov. 15 1908 -- view 16 (2001-0055). Nov. 22, 1908, after the storm, dam nearly done, and completed Nov. 27, 1908. Completed in 114 working days.
Type
image
Format
Photographs. Nonprojected graphic
Extent
16 photographic prints ; 8 x 10 in.
Identifier
(C)001381669CSL01-Aleph (DRA)VVV-4928
Language
English
Subject
Dam construction--California--Fresno County Dams--California--Fresno County Trestles--California--Fresno County Fires--California--Fresno County Clearing of land--California--Fresno County Granite quarrying--California--Fresno County Fresno County (Calif.)--Photographs Hume Lake (Calif.)--Photographs Photographic prints
Place
California Fresno County Fresno County (Calif.) Hume Lake (Calif.)
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