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On Oct. 15. 1924. the 4 p.m. shift at Camp 60 established three records for hard rock tunneling

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Title: On Oct. 15. 1924. the 4 p.m. shift at Camp 60 established three records for hard rock tunneling
Creator: Murphy's Studio, photographer
Date Created and/or Issued: 1924-10-15
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Southern California Edison Photographs and Negatives
Rights Information: For information on using Huntington Library materials, please see Reproductions of Huntington Library Holdings: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: On Oct. 15, 1924, the 4 p.m. shift at Camp 60 established three records for hard rock tunneling. This hard-working crew drilled 30 feet in one shift, 174 feet in one (six-day) week, and amassed 692 feet for one entire month. These records stood until 1986 when they were surpassed by workers at Edison's Balsam Meadow Project. This photo shows Edison officials, including VP George C. Ward (5th from left) at the tunnel portal at Camp 60, reviewing the crew's progress.
Type: image
Format: 337713 Bytes
Extent: Copy negative ; A--8x10
Identifier: 12 - 00149
232886
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll2/id/5465
Subject: Tunnels
Executives
Hydroelectric power-plants
Construction
Railroad tracks
Construction camps
Place: Fresno County (Calif.)
Source: Southern California Edison Photographs and Negatives
Story of Big Creek
Southern California Edison Photographs and Negatives, Huntington Digital Library

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