Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds. The San Gabriel Dam is a rock-fill dam on the San Gabriel River in Los Angeles County, California, within the Angeles National Forest. It was under construction from 1932 to completion in 1939. Reported in “Mighty blast launches San Gabriel Dam work: roar of ton on exploding dynamite features ceremony at start on excavation for No. 1 unit,” Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 1933: A1. At the ground breaking ceremony for the San Gabriel Dam, men in trousers, white shirts neck ties and hats attend as two men use shovels. Handwritten on negative: San Gabriel Dam Text from negative sleeve: San Gabriel Dam
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_1828 ark:/21198/zz002dcq04
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
San Gabriel Dam (Calif.) Ground breaking ceremonies--California--Azusa San Gabriel Canyon (Calif.)
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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