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Azusa Line; Big Creek construction

Description: Azusa Line; Big Creek construction - Dam 2, towers, Powerhouse 2, Richgrove Patrol Sta.; Borel change to Pelton-Francis horizontal turbines, break in canal, Bodfish Flume, repairs at Schoolhouse Cut, Profanity Flume; San Bernardino "C" Street Sub., Long Beach Steam Plant, Santa Ana River 2; Fillmore Sub.; PL&P trucks & wagons; Huntington Beach Sub.; East Kern Line; Kern Canal, settling basin, Borel Powerhouse; Mentone - siphon, flume break, fish screen, intake; L.A. City Power Dev. Plant 1; Pedley Powerhouse - break in canal; Redondo Steam Plant; Sierra Powerhouse; Stone Castle, Vernon Sub., Santa Paula Sub., Monolith Sub., and Eagle Rock Substation.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1912 to 1916
Call number: photCL SCE 13 - vol 096
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Big Creek construction, Kern River, Redondo Steam Station, etc

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Azusa Line; Big Creek construction - Dam 2, towers, Powerhouse 2, Richgrove Patrol Sta.; Borel change to Pelton-Francis horizontal turbines, break in canal, Bodfish Flume, repairs at Schoolhouse Cut, Profanity Flume; San Bernardino "C" Street Substation, Long Beach Steam Plant, Santa Ana River 2; Fillmore Substation; PLandP trucks and wagons; Huntington Beach Substation; East Kern Line; Kern Canal, settling basin, Borel Powerhouse; Mentone - siphon, flume break, fish screen, intake; L.A. City Power Dev. Plant 1; Pedley Powerhouse - break in canal; Redondo Steam Plant; Sierra Powerhouse; Stone Castle, Vernon Substation, Santa Paula Substation, Monolith Substation, and Eagle Rock Substation.

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Big Creek - Early Big Creek

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Big Creek - Early Big Creek [Substations; Big Creek - PH 1 and PH 2 penstock construction, Huntington Lodge & Lake, heavy snowfall, break in PH1 penstock joint, const. Dam #1 & gate tower, Dam 1 spilling, Dam #2 const., Dam #4 const., PH1 const., PH1 interior, PH2 const., PH2 after fire, PH2 interiors (Units & Transformers), unit install PH1, incline RR, railroad locomotives, Big Creek transmission line const.; Magunden Sub.; Kern T/L poles, line and RR wash out at Arroyo Seco; Long Beach Steam Plant; Los Angeles Aquiduct and Powerhouse; PL&P vehicles; Intake Azusa Plant, Azusa PH interior; Highgrove forebay & Powerhouse; Stone Castle; Sierra Powerhouse interior, operator's cottages; Pedley Powerhouse (ext. & int.), Mentone PH; Borel Powerhouse]

photCL SCE 13 - vol 041

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Big Creek: Early Big Creek and other Edison facilities

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Substations; Big Creek Powerhouse 1 and Powerhouse 2 construction and penstock construction, Huntington Lodge and Huntington Lake, heavy snowfall, break in Powerhouse 1 penstock joint, Construction of Dam 1, 2, and 4; incline railroad, railroad locomotives, Construction of Big Creek transmission line; Magunden Substation; Kern transmission line poles, line and railroad wash out at Arroyo Seco; Long Beach Steam Plant; Los Angeles Aqueduct and Powerhouse; Pacific Light and Power vehicles; Intake Azusa Plant, Azusa Powerhouse interior; Highgrove forebay and Powerhouse; Stone Castle; Sierra Powerhouse interior, operator's cottages; Pedley Powerhouse; Mentone Powerhouse; Borel Powerhouse.

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Coyote Lake, Big Creek, Stevenson Creek Falls, Thousand Island Lake; Borel Powerhouse & cottages, Borel interior, Kern Sub., Indian Sub., Newhall Sub.; Azusa Hydro Plant; Sierra Hydro Plant; Mentone Hydro Plant; Redondo Steam Plant

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Coyote Lake (head of Big Creek), Big Creek [cascade above PH1 site], Stevenson Creek Falls, Thousand Island Lake; Borel Powerhouse & cottages, Borel interior [with the original 5 Pelton Waterwheel units], Kern Sub., Indian Sub., Newhall Sub.; Azusa Hydro Plant; Sierra Hydro Plant; Mentone Hydro Plant; Redondo Steam Plant.

photCL SCE 13 - vol 055

Visalia - MWP Co. Office, Courthouse, Carnegie Library, High School, Spaulding home; Tulare Substation; Porterville - Sub., waterworks, town, agriculture, packing houses; Exeter - Sub., Packing House, Hotel; Tule River; Lindsay - Orange orchard & pumping plant, waterworks, transmission line; Kaweah Hydro - Powerhouse #1, Intake, flume, Dam & intake for Plant 2, Flume 1 for plant 2, canal, photos of poor flume construction, reservoir, pipeline, penstock, Plant 2 construction, Dam construction and photos at Monarch, Lady Franklin, Silver, and Eagle Lakes

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Visalia - MWP Co. Office, Courthouse, Carnegie Library, High School, Spaulding home; Tulare Substation; Porterville - Sub., waterworks, town, agriculture, packing houses; Exeter - Sub., Packing House, Hotel; Tule River; Lindsay - Orange orchard & pumping plant, waterworks, transmission line; Kaweah Hydro - Powerhouse #1, Intake, flume, Dam & intake for Plant 2, Flume 1 for plant 2, canal, photos of poor flume construction, reservoir, pipeline, penstock, Plant 2 construction, Dam construction and photos at Monarch, Lady Franklin, Silver, and Eagle Lakes.

photCL SCE 13 - vol 100

Photos of Borel, Kern River #3, Santa Ana River #1, Mill Creek, PL&P construction photos from 1903, and Bear Valley Dam (Union Power Co.)

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Photos of Borel flume and canal work (mostly un-numbered), Borel headworks, Borel Powerhouse, Kern River #3 construction, Santa Ana River #1 powerhouse, SAR 1 intake, SAR 1 settling basin, SAR #2 powerhouse, Mill Creek #1 Powerhouse, Mill Creek #3 intake, Mill Creek cottages, SAR #3 flume construction, PL&P construction photos from 1903, Bear Valley Dam (Union Power Co.), Mill Creek 2&3 Powerhouse, SAR flood damage.

photCL SCE 13 - vol 073

Azusa Line; Big Creek construction

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