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Title
Penstocks at Las Plumas Plant
Date Created and/or Issued
1910-02-10
Contributing Institution
Butte County Library
Collection
California Revealed from Butte County Library
Rights Information
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Description
A black and white photo of the Penstocks at Las Plumas Plant. Large mountainside with homes on one side and river below. What looks like a tram is on right side (going down the mountainside.) The cluster of more than a dozen buildings are all built on a steep hillside with tall stilt-like supporting posts on the downhill side. The penstock is on the right side of the photo. Inscribed on the backside: "Penstocks Las Plumas Plant, Great Western Power Co. Feb. 10, 1910"; "641".
Type
image
Format
Original
Photograph
Extent
6 1/4 x 4 in.
1 Page of 1
Identifier
corob_000133
1991-041-0031
Subject
Wildlife--Fish
Dams
Buildings and structures--Power generation--Las Plumas Powerhouse
Provenance
Butte County Library
California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.

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