Photo appears with article "Flood Control Project Inspected: FIRST CONCRETE POURED IN PACOIMA DAM County Supervisors Pull Lever Sending Initial Batch of Mixture to Base of Structure That Will Rise in Year to 395-Foot Height," Los Angeles Times, 06 Aug 1926: A1. Henry W. Wright from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors helping four men pour concrete at Pacoima Dam. Text from negative sleeve: Wright, Henry W. Supervisor. Text from newspaper caption: Officials Start New Phase of Work. Supervisor Wright offering Stanley Bent a chance to pull rope at first pouring of concrete in new dam. Supervisor Bean of left. Handwritten on negative: Henry W. Wright spreading concrete Pacoima dam
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image
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b&w glass negative
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uclamss_1429_b3739_G5695 ark:/21198/zz0002pr39
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No linguistic content
Subject
Concrete dams--Foundations Concrete construction--California--Los Angeles County Flood dams and reservoirs--California--Los Angeles County Dams--Design and construction Pacoima Dam (Calif.) Dams--California--Los Angeles County Bean, J. H., d.1931 Los Angeles County (Calif.). Board of Supervisors Wright, Henry W., 1868-1948
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Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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