Image / St. Francis Dam disaster area, upstream

View source image on contributor's website.

Get Citation

Have a question about this item?

Contact Owner

Item information. View source record on contributor's website.

Title: St. Francis Dam disaster area, upstream
Alternative Title: Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection
Date Created and/or Issued: Circa 1928
Contributing Institution: Los Angeles Public Library
Collection: Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information: Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description: Part of the Owens Valley Aqueduct System, the St. Francis Dam in San Francisquito Canyon near Saugus was completed in 1926 and failed in 1928; this view shows the dam after it failed.
Type: image
Format: 1 photographic print :b&w
Photographic prints
Identifier: 00009820
Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Industries-Water and Power-Reservoirs-St. Francis Dam
CARL0000011606
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/83892
Subject: Dam failures--California--San Francisquito Canyon
Dams--California--San Francisquito Canyon
Water-supply--California--Los Angeles County
Canyons--California--Los Angeles County
San Francisquito Canyon (Calif.)
Saint Francis Dam (Calif.)

About the collections in Calisphere

Learn more about the collections in Calisphere. View our statement on digital primary resources.

Copyright, permissions, and use

If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.

Share your story

Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.