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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. According to the accompanying negative sleeve, the power plant was visited by the West, Schmitz and Lemberger party around 1912. The plant that stands in the images was not completed until 1917. It is more likely these images were taken around 1917 or later. Photograph of Power Plant No. 1 standing in the near distance in San Francisquito Canyon. The plant stands offset to the right. The long side of the building rises over a pool of water in the foreground. A concrete barrier winds along the right edge towards the building and barricades the water sitting to the left of it. A series of windows lines the side of the building. Beyond the building at left, a worksite and tent are visible. A mountain rises in the distance at left behind the building and worksite. Text from negative sleeve: 1177. San Francisquito Canyon, about 1912. L to R: Mrs A.B.Schmitz. John Lemberger standing with Mrs George M West in front of him. Ray Schmitz, Al Schmitz, Mary A West, then the mother of Al and Ray Schmitz, with Chester Schmitz in the front sitting down. 2. The power house in the canyon. 3. Uncle John Lemberger waving. Al Schmitz and his mother at left of Uncle John. Looks like Ray Schmitz with Mary A West and his wife in the right rear. 3 films
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_1177_002 ark:/21198/zz002hsj1v
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
San Francisquito Canyon (Calif.) Power plants--California--San Francisquito Canyon Los Angeles (Calif.). Bureau of Power and Light
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