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Title: Chatsworth Reservoir, Los Angeles, 1930s
Date Created and/or Issued: [1930s]
1930/1939
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: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds.
Placed into service in 1919, the Chatsworth Reservoir was created by two large earth-filled dams and two smaller dikes spanning gaps between hills. From 1920 to 1950 it was the main water storage facility for the western San Fernando Valley, primarily serving agricultural irrigation needs.
Text from negative sleeve: Chatsworth Reservoir
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_1564
ark:/21198/zz002dc220
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Chatsworth Reservoir (Calif.)
Reservoirs--California--Los Angeles
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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