Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of the head of Sweetwater Dam, San Diego, ca.1888-1896. Looking at the dam from the reservoir side. This side of the walk along the top of the dam is a low masonry wall. The far side of the walk is a metal rail. A small circular building which is in the middle of the water is connected to the dam by a metal walkway. Hill in background. Part of the water spillway is visible at right.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w 13 x 20 cm., 16 x 21 cm. glass plate negatives photographic prints photographs
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