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Title
Inside Oroville Dam Powerhouse
Contributor
Forester, Mildred
Date Created and/or Issued
ca. 1967
Publication Information
Meriam Library Special Collections Department, California State University, Chico
Contributing Institution
California State University, Chico
Collection
Northeastern California Historical Photograph Collection
Rights Information
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Description
Photograph shows inside the Oroville Dam Powerhouse. Written on back: Oroville Dam, California. The Oroville Dam Powerhouse is located in a great cavern, carved and blasted out of solid rock beneath the east abutment of the dam. The huge chamber is almost as long as two football fields and will contain six modern, sophisticated power turbines. It will produce enough electric power to supply the entire city of San Francisco.
Type
Image
Format
88x140 mm.
Identifier
sc26465
http://archives.csuchico.edu/cdm/ref/collection/coll11/id/8740
Subject
Dams
Hydroelectric generators
Hydroelectric power plants
Hydroelectric power plants--Design and construction
Place
Butte County (Calif.)
Oroville (Calif.)
Oroville Dam (Calif.)
Source
sc26465.tif
Relation
photographs
under review
Northeastern California Historic Photograph Collection

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