Visual Materials
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Visual Materials
Big Creek, Florence Lake Dam - View from in front of Arches - showing details of arch and buttress construction near foundations, looking Northeast from near the upstream surface of Arch 13. [Shop-built panel-type buttress forms are shown on buttresses 13, 14, and 15. Variable span interados form trusses are shown being erected for Arch 15.]
photCL SCE 02 - 12617
Visual Materials
Big Creek, Florence Lake Dam - First two Arches & Buttresses at Florence Lake Dam - West section view looking north towards arches 13, & 14; showing concrete placed during early Spring to elevation approx. 7230', salvaged rail from florence tunnel which was used for heavy cantilever reinforcing, extrados panel forms, tramway trestle in background, the concrete mixing plant which served the west portion of the dam, and the west section chuting tower.
photCL SCE 02 - 12557
Visual Materials
Big Creek, Florence Lake Dam - View looking North showing erection of forms for construction above early spring work on Arches 13 & 14, excavation for Arch 15, tramway trestle, West mixing plant, and West chuting towers in background, interados forms being erected for Arch 13, and concrete placing for Buttress 12 in progress.
photCL SCE 02 - 12646
Visual Materials
Big Creek, Florence Lake Dam - View of river section looking N (downstream) from approximately the upstream face of Arch 53, showing heavy reinforcing at junction of Buttresses 53 & 54, with arches 52, 53, & 54 (highest portion of dam), interados form trusses and studding for lower lifts on Arch 54, and counterweighted placing chutes in position for concreting a lift in Buttress 54.
photCL SCE 02 - 12707
Visual Materials
Big Creek, Florence Lake Dam - Extrados of Arches 10 & 11 and upstream face of angle buttress 10.
photCL SCE 02 - 22129
Visual Materials
Big Creek, Florence Lake Dam - Closer view, looking west across river section from near Buttress 56. (Excavation for Arches 50, 51, & 52 shown ready for forms. Placing of lift in Buttress 55 has just been completed. Chutes shown in position for placing in Buttress 53.
photCL SCE 02 - 12730
