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An Edison snow surveyor prepares to force a hollow tube into the snow

Description: An Edison snow surveyor prepares to force a hollow tube into the snow. Measurements made from the resulting core sample will reveal the water content of the snow. When coupled with the depth of the snow pack, hydrographers can estimate the amount of runoff water that will be available in the upcoming spring and summer. from this data, Edison planners can estimate how much hydroelectric generation will be available for the system in the coming months.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: undated
Call number: photCL SCE 12 - 00233
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By the mid-fifties, helicopters were being used by the Edison Company to carry snow surveyors into the back country

Visual Materials

By the mid-fifties, helicopters were being used by the Edison Company to carry snow surveyors into the back country.

photCL SCE 12 - 00191

Big Creek Snow Survey: two men pushing snow tube into snow

Visual Materials

Big Creek Snow Survey: two men pushing snow tube into snow. - with a group of (16) 4x5, documented, color transparancies with an invalid numbering scheme. They are SCE negs but, have been placed in the Misc. catagory as default.

photCL SCE 10 - 00085

Edison line crews in the forest restoring service after snow storms

Visual Materials

[Edison line crews in the forest restoring service after snow storms - Arrowhead crew.] [with 3 variants]

photCL SCE 06 - 72953

A boatload of officials tours the growing reservoir that will soon be named "Huntington Lake."

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A boatload of officials tours the growing reservoir that will soon be named "Huntington Lake." Due to the need to capture the spring runoff in 1913, the reservoir began to be filled before the ground could be entirely cleared of trees. For some time after, floating debris had to be regularly removed from the surface of the lake.

photCL SCE 12 - 00041

Big Creek Snow Survey: two men with measuring tube (snow pole) lifted

Visual Materials

Big Creek Snow Survey: two men with measuring tube (snow pole) lifted. - with a group of (16) 4x5, documented, color transparancies with an invalid numbering scheme. They are SCE negs but, have been placed in the Misc. catagory as default.

photCL SCE 10 - 00084

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Southern California Edison motion picture film

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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).

An Edison snow surveyor prepares to force a hollow tube into the snow

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By the mid-fifties, helicopters were being used by the Edison Company to carry snow surveyors into the back country

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Big Creek Snow Survey: two men with measuring tube (snow pole) lifted

Southern California Edison motion picture film