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Photograph caption dated August 1, 1956 reads, "Valley Steam Plant glows with thousands of lights during nighttime operation. Pipes and valves in foreground are part of fuel lines leading to plant. Built on 150-acre site in Sun Valley at cost of $80,000,000, Valley Steam Plant has total generating capacity of 512,000 kilowatts of electricity. Because of mild climate, plant is virtually open to the air with complete housing only for operating personnel and most delicate equipment. Electricity is generated by means of turbines which are powered by super-heated steam, heated in boilers using either gas or oil as fuel."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Valley Steam Plant (Los Angeles, Calif.) Steam power plants--California--Los Angeles Electric utilities--California--Los Angeles Sun Valley (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs Night photographs
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