Manuscripts

Kilowatt the Conqueror

Description

Format of original: Reel

Title card: "Kilowatt the Conqueror: an epic of the West being the story of The Nevada-California Electric Corporation". Promotes the development of hydroelectricity and the harnessing of power from the Sierra Nevada for industry and growth. Depicts Lee Vining Creek and the construction of Saddlebag Dam, July 1921, Mt. Dana behind the falls, the Control Station Bishop Creek "the heart of the system", the Tonopah Extension Mining Company electrical installation with air compressors and motors, stamps crushing silver ore, the Southwestern Portland Cement Company in Victorville and other scenes.

Type

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Date

ca. 1921 - 1930s

Call number

SCE MP 031

Creator

Southern California Edison Company

Kilowatt the Conqueror #1

Manuscripts

Format of original: Reel

SCE MP 042

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Copies of films on DVD and videotape

Manuscripts

SCE MP 042 "Kilowatt the Conqueror": VHS tape copy. SCE MP 221 "Governor Ronald Reagan Touring San Onofre": transfer master tape and DVD copy. SCE MP 608 "Dinner for Eight": transfer master tape and DVD copy.

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Kilowatt the Conqueror [bad shape]

Manuscripts

Format of original: Reel

SCE MP 593

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Southern California Edison motion picture film

Manuscripts

The collection primarily chronicles the history and development of Southern California Edison, including the construction of Edison plants, advertising footage, the search for alternative energy sources, and employee news videos featuring updates on Edison projects. Historical footage and advertising spots date from the 1930s forward, while the majority of the VHS and U-Matic material covers the 1970s through 1990s.The motion picture film consists of a variety of media formats, including film reels, VHS, U-Matic, and cassette tapes. The majority of the VHS and U-Matic tapes have been transferred to DVD and are available for paging. Many of the reels, some U-Matic tapes, and materials of other formats have not been reformatted and may not be available for paging. Over 100 films have been digitized and are available to view on the California Revealed website and the Internet Archive. See links in the finding aid. Two films are also available on the Huntington Digital Library: "Kilowatt the Conqueror" (SCE MP 031), and "Mrs. Mortimer Jones prepares 'Dinner for Eight'" (SCE MP 608).

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California Electric Power Corp. - Bishop Creek Hydroelectric Power

Visual Materials

Construction of Bishop Creek hydroelectric Plant 2, 3, 4 5, and 6 as well as upper Bishop Creek watershed, No. 1 [Sabrina Dam] Reservoir, Hillside Reservoir [South Lake Dam], Intake 2 Reservoir in snow; Mines in Goldfield, Nevada (Combination, Merger, and Florence Mines); Nevada-California Power Company headquarters in Goldfield, stamp mill; Belmont Mine in Tonopah; Substations at: Goldfield, Tonopah, Millers, Lone Pine, Inyokern, Randsburg, Barstow, Victorville, San Bernardino, Corona, Elsinore, Perris, Coachella, and El Centro; Yellow Aster mine, St. Charles Hotel, Johannesburg, CA., Atolia Mine, Ice plant in Barstow, cement plants.

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Films and audio recordings

Manuscripts

The collection primarily chronicles the history and development of Southern California Edison, including the construction of Edison power plants, advertising footage, the search for alternative energy sources, and employee news videos featuring updates on Edison projects. Historical footage and advertising spots date chiefly from the 1930s forward, while the majority of the VHS and U-Matic material covers the 1970s through 1990s. The motion picture film consists of a variety of media formats, including film reels, VHS, U-Matic, and cassette tapes. The majority of the VHS and U-Matic tapes have been transferred to DVD and are available for paging. Many of the reels, some U-Matic tapes, and materials of other formats have not been reformatted and may not be available for paging. Over 100 films have been digitized and are available to view on the California Revealed website and the Internet Archive. See links in the finding aid. Two films from the collection are available on the HDL: SCE MP 031: "Kilowatt the Conqueror," and SCE MP 608: "Mrs. Mortimer Jones prepares 'Dinner for Eight.'"

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Kilowatt the Conqueror

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