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Map of Big Creek No. 8 Development for Val. Dept
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Powerhouse No. 8, Part One. Photographs of Dam 6, Camp 34, Camp 38, overview of Powerhouse 8 and penstock, milling Powerhouse 8 draft tube, operator's cottage, forebay, sluicing tailrace, generator floor, switchboard, rocks washed into tailrace after penstock burst, Unit No. 2 at Pelton Water Wheel Co., generator and governor at Powerhouse 8, penstock vent, transformers and bus, station power sets, switchboard, broken penstock, drilling tunnel No. 8, repaired penstock, steel forebay, Camp 32 cook house, Johnson Valve, Camp 33.
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Big Creek - Powerhouse #8 (part 1) [Powerhouse 8, Dam 6, Camp 34, Camp 38, overview PH8 & penstock, milling PH8 draft tube, operator's cottage, forebay, sluicing tailrace, generator floor, switchboard, rocks washed into tailrace after penstock burst, Unit #2 at Pelton Water Wheel Co., generator & governor at PH8, penstock vent, transformers & bus, station power sets, switchboard, broken penstock, drilling tunnel #8, repaired penstock, steel forebay, Camp 32 Cookhouse, Johnson Valve, Camp 33.]
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