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Title
A bird's-eye view of the Saint Francis dam disaster
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Rights Information
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California
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Description
Photograph of a bird's-eye view of the Saint Francis dam disaster, [s.d.]. In the foreground, a group of three men can be seen standing by the edge of a steep cliff while looking towards the direction of a dilapidated dam, which is visible in the center background. This dilapidated tower is standing in the middle of a small meandering river, which is visible on a lower ground. Mountains can be seen surrounding the site.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w
10 x 13 cm.
negatives (photographic)
photographs
Identifier
chs-m24170 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-48269
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m24170
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-48269.jpg
Subject
Architecture
Dams
Men
Rivers
Dam sites
Place
California
USA
Source
48269 [Accession number]
CHS-48269 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
unidentified no: ARCH-180 [Identifying number]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m15009

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