Image / Using Clamshell to Pile Debris after St. Francis Dam Disaster

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Title: Using Clamshell to Pile Debris after St. Francis Dam Disaster
Creator: Austin's Camera Shop
Date Created and/or Issued: 1928-03-13
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: A snapshot of a clamshell bucket attached to a crane being used to remove and pile debris caused by the flooding after the St. Francis Dam disaster. A man is walking from the clamshell and a very tall pile of debris.
Type: image
Format: 9 x 14.5 cm
Black and white photograph
Identifier: 18732
Language: English
Subject: Flood damage
Dam failures--California
Floods--Cleaning
Cranes, derricks, etc
Place: California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Source: W. C. Fairbank Collection, 1990

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