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Title: Plaque for the Big Tujunga Dam No. 1, Los Angeles County, 1931
Date Created and/or Issued: 1931
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description: Plaque to commemorate the opening of the Big Tujunga Dam No. 1 that includes who it was constructed by, years of construction, and names of board of supervisors. The dam was completed in 1931.
Text from negative sleeve: Dams—Big Tujunga. Opening of.
Plaque text: Big Tujunga Dam No 1 / Constructed by / Los Angeles County Flood Control District / 1919-1931 A. D. / Board of Supervisors / Henry W. Wright / Hugh A. Thatcher – John R. Quinn / Frank L. Shah – J. Don Mahaffey / Chief Engineer / E. C. Eaton / Contractor / L. E. Dixon Company / Type of dam variable radius arch – Purpose – Flood control & conservation / Height of dam – 200 ft. Volume of concrete – 79,500 cu. yd. Reservoir capacity – 7400 acre ft.
Type: image
Format: b&w glass negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_b3700_G1203
ark:/21198/z1hn12bs
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Big Tujunga Dam (Los Angeles County, Calif.)
Dams--California--Los Angeles County
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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