Rare Books
Progress of the Big Creek initial development : report to Pacific light & power corporation, January 1, 1913
Image not available
You might also be interested in
Image not available
Big Creek Project, Progress of the Big Creek Initial Development
Manuscripts
The Southern California Edison Records consist of materials created, maintained, and collected by the company. The Southern California Edison Records contain books, catalogs, correspondence, journals, ledgers, log books, meeting minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, photographs, press releases, reports, scrapbooks, and other materials documenting the history of the Southern California Edison (SCE) Company. The records cover the years 1848 to 1989 with the bulk of the material ranging from 1911 to 1965. The material is largely textual with the exception of a few non-paper items scattered throughout.
mssSCE
Big Creek Initial Development
Visual Materials
Brochure "Big Creek Initial Development" (1914) - Pacific Light & Power Corporation - Booklet (8x10) with colorized, panoramic photos, maps, text and illustrations describing the proposed development of hydroelectric power from Big Creek and the San Joaquin River. The initial project includes four dams, two tunnels, two powerhouses, two 240 mile transmission lines, one substation and a 56 mile railroad to the project. A letter written in 1982 by Mrs. Bernell Smith who lived on the project as a child is included with this brochure. In the letter she talks about the primitive housing and how much fun she had living there
photCL SCE 13 - vol 170
Image not available
Big Creek initial development
Visual Materials
Brochure published by PL&P about the Big Creek hydroelectric project, containing maps and pictures accompanied by text. A letter inserted at the end of the album from Bernell Smith to Mr. R.W. Maraist dated April 3, 1982, recounts life at Big Creek as an Edison employee.
photCL SCE
Pacific Light & Power Corp. - Big Creek construction
Visual Materials
Pacific Light & Power Corp. - Big Creek construction [Construction Camps 1, 1A, 1C, 1E, 1F, 2, 3, 4, 4A, 6, 7, ; Planning Mill, Cement Warehouse, Kitchen, Saw Mill, Incline RR, Meat House, Mess Hall, road construction, Machine Shop & Blacksmith, General Office at Camp 2, General Warehouse, Crusher Washer Plant, Hospital Operating Room (Camp 2), Dining Room, Commissary, gravel storage, operator's cottage in snow, bunk houses, Dam 1 (& intake), Dam 2, and Dam 3.]
photCL SCE 13 - vol 013
Pacific Light & Power Corp. - Big Creek construction
Visual Materials
Pacific Light & Power Corp. - Big Creek construction [Powerhouse 1 site and early construction, weir, fishing on Big Creek & San Joaquin River, cabins, SJ&E RR, snow scenes at Big Creek.]
photCL SCE 13 - vol 017