Visual Materials
Big Creek #2 &2A
- Description
- Big Creek #2 &2A - Water rheostat used in testing Unit #3.
- Date
- 11/17/1940
- Call number
- photCL SCE 02 - 23481
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108

Visual Materials
Big Creek #2 &2A - Another view of water rheostat in operation.
photCL SCE 02 - 23480

Visual Materials
Big Creek #2 &2A - Clouds of steam arising from water rheostat in operation.
photCL SCE 02 - 23479

Visual Materials
Big Creek #2 &2A - View of water rheostat with only partial load on it.
photCL SCE 02 - 23478

Visual Materials
Big Creek - Powerhouse #2, & 2a - maintenance [Exterior shots of PH #2, full shot of PH 2 & 2A, generator floor in PH 2, Unit 6 bucket failure (PH2) with close-ups of damage, damage to overhead crane from flying #10 bucket, PH 2-2A switch rack, Dam 5 intake trash rack cleaner, water rheostat test, transporting 220kV transformers, gatehouse, penstock "Y"s, rotor installation, PH2 Unit 3 winding failure, broken buckets]
photCL SCE 13 - vol 044
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Visual Materials
Exterior shots of Powerhouse No. 2, full shot of Powerhouse 2 and 2A, generator floor in Powerhouse 2, Unit 6 bucket failure (Powerhouse 2) with close-ups of damage, damage to overhead crane from flying No. 10 bucket, Powerhouse 2-2A switch rack, Dam 5 intake trash rack cleaner, water rheostat test, transporting 220kV transformers, gate house, penstock "Y"s, rotor installation, Powerhouse 2.
photCL SCE

Visual Materials
Big Creek Powerhouse 2A - Unit #2, otherwise known as the Pelton Unit, in plant 2A, Big Creek.
photCL SCE 02 - 15935