Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Visual Materials
Visual Materials
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Visual Materials
Early construction photographs of Big Creek, including Powerhouse No. 2 construction, including pouring walls and sluicing below Powerhouse No. 2; Camp 7; crushing plant; generator room; Construction at Dams No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4; Intake at Dam 1. Photographs by Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation.
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Stone & Webster Engineering Corp. - Big Creek construction [Penstock 2, & Powerhouse 2 construction, East portal Tunnel 4, Adit 5, backfill on flowline, incline RR #2, Adit 3 Tunnel 2, 84" flowline installation, site for PH #2, Penstock #1, & Powerhouse 1 construction, installation of Breeches Joint (penstock 1), Tunnel 1 intake.]
photCL SCE 13 - vol 015
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Pacific Light & Power Corp. - Big Creek early construction photos [Gravel pit, sluicing PH#2 site, Powerhouse 1 under construction, Powerhouse 2 under construction, Units 1 & 2 at PH1, PH2 Switchboard, Generator Room, Hoist #2, oil switch room, 6600 V switch room, local service switchboard, generator assembly, Tunnel 2 - adit 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, & 8; Intake to Tunnel 1, 9' flow pipe, west portal Tunnel 1, concreting surge tank at West Portal Tunnel 2.]
photCL SCE 13 - vol 011
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Stone & Webster Engineering Corp. - Big Creek construction photos [Big Creek construction - grading for hoist line, sawmill, railway grade construction, gravel pit & washer, Huntington Lake, east portal Tunnel #3, logging, Dam 2 and dam site 3, Camp 1, Big Creek at Powerhouse #1 site, train #103 arriving at Cascada, train leaving for El Prado, Cascada Falls on Pitman Creek, steam shovel, Cascada yards, Hoist #2, warehouse, planning mill, lumber yards.]
photCL SCE 13 - vol 012
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Early construction photographs of Big Creek, including Big Creek Camps 1, 1A, 1C, 1E, 1F, 2, 3, 4, 4A, 6, 7; Planing mill, cement warehouse, kitchen, sawmill, incline railroad, meat house, mess hall, road construction, machine shop and blacksmith, general office at Camp 2, general warehouse, construction of Crusher Washer Plant, hospital operating room at Camp 2, dining room, gravel storage, operator's cottage in snow, bunk houses, Dam 1 (and intake), Dam 2, and Dam 3. Photographs by Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation.
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Early construction photographs of Big Creek. Includes views of gravel pit, sluicing Powerhouse No. 2 site; Powerhouse 1 under construction; Powerhouse 2 under construction; Units 1 and 2 at Powerhouse 1; Powerhouse 2 switchboard, generator, Hoist No. 2, oil switch room, 6600 V switch room, local service switchboard, generator assembly; Tunnel 2 - adit 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8; Intake to Tunnel 1, 9' flow pipe, west portal Tunnel 1, concreting surge tank at West Portal Tunnel 2. Photographs by Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation.
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