Manuscripts

Hoover Dam and Colorado River neg., original

Description

Format of original: Reel. Run time: 08:19.

Aerials over Colorado River; explosives set off; boat on river; workers.

Type

Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)

Date

ca.1930s

Call number

SCE MP 012

Creator

Southern California Edison Company(Opens in new tab)

Provenance

Gift of Edison International, December 2005.

Restrictions

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

NOT AVAILABLE. Audiovisual materials are not available for paging until reformatted. Boxes 21-51 and oversize reels housed in cold storage. Please contact Reader Services for more information.

Story of Hoover Dam

Manuscripts

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SCE MP 628

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Colorado River and Boulder Dam Shots, 1952

Manuscripts

Format of original: Reel

SCE MP 570

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Format of original: U-Matic (See DVD copy) Run time: 20:25 Edison Centennial Reel 53 (Library Roll #1173). Includes the following drawings and photographs: 1. Men in white dress - group shot in plant 7:00:23 2. Men by early Pacific Light and Power Co. building 7:01:08 3. Dam construction 7:02:02 4. Men in tunnel working 7:03:48 5. Men working on transmission. line 7:04:45 6. Train in snow 7:05:48 7. Plant construction (building frame) 7:07:02 8. Men work on trans. line 7:08:19 9. Men by ? 7:10:19 10. Int. station transformers or switches 7:10:59 11. Ext. power plant 7:11:41 12. Dam construction 7:12:35 13. Int. tunnel 7:13:59 14. Power station ext. w/railcar 7:13:59 15. Early surveyors 7:14:49 16. Creek or river between mountains 7:16:02 17. Man w/ early camera? 7:16:49 18. Little boat in creek 7:17:22 19. Men pose by cable car that takes them across river 7:17:00 20. Old SCE building 7:18:56

SCE MP 249

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Edison Centennial Reel 48

Manuscripts

Format of original: U-Matic (See DVD copy) Run time: 21:40 Edison Centennial Reel 48 (Library Roll #1169). Includes the following drawings and photographs: 1. Old street scene 2:00:20 2. Buildings exterior 2:01:27 3. 2 men in Edison horse buggy cart 2:04:51 4. Building exterior 2:08:13 5. Men around ditch 2:08:58 6. Big white building 2:10:16 7. Interior of plant 2:11:35 8. Drawing of tram line 2:13:30 9. Tram line 2:14:21 10. Early turbine 2:14:37 11. Hauling up equipment 2:17:00

SCE MP 247

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Hoover Dam ceremony, aerial views, etc

Visual Materials

Hoover Dam, ceremony, Lake Mead, aerials of Colorado River, Transmission Towers, Generator floor, Transformers, assembly of units.

photCL SCE

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Big Creek/ Neg and Work Print. [Experimental Arch Dam, Stevenson Creek]

Manuscripts

Format of original: Reel

SCE MP 462

Hoover Dam and Colorado River neg., original

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