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Description
Looking down the valley at the powder mills, Santa Cruz County. Mills and few buildings localized around left corner of print. Flume running down towards the mills and river winding its way down the valley. Surrounded by wooded hills. 2010-0667. Powder Works established in 1861 by San Francisco capitalists in answer to lack of black powder due to Civil War. Built along San Lorenzo River two and a half miles north of Santa Cruz. Operated between 1864 and 1914.
Type
image
Format
Pictorial works. Nonprojected graphic
Extent
1 print : lithograph, col. ; image 18 x 24 in. on sheet 25 5/8 x 27 3/4 in.
Identifier
(C)001464715CSL01-Aleph
Language
English
Subject
California Powder Works--Pictorial works Gunpowder Factories--California--Santa Cruz County Rivers--California--Santa Cruz County Flumes Santa Cruz County (Calif.)--Pictorial works San Lorenzo River (Calif.)--Pictorial works Prints Lithographs Bird's-eye view prints
Place
California Santa Cruz County Santa Cruz County (Calif.) San Lorenzo River (Calif.)
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