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Title: St. Francis Dam, Turbine Damage
Creator: Unknown
Date Created and/or Issued: circa 1929
Publication Information: Museum of Ventura County
Contributing Institution: Museum of Ventura County
Collection: General Collection
Rights Information: The copyright to this image has not been determined. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Please contact library staff for rights determinations and additional uses.
Description: Glossy photo of turbines blown from original location during the St. Francis Dam disaster that occurred on March 12-13, 1928. Image shows a group of men standing around two very damaged turbines with large chunks of the dam laying around along with other debris.
Type: image
Format: 14 x 8.2 cm
Black and white photograph
Identifier: 33330
Language: English
Subject: Saint Francis Dam (Calif.)
Dam failures--California
Turbines
Place: California
Los Angeles County (Calif.)
Source: 2001

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