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Borel interior with Pelton-Francis turbines

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Description: Borel interior with Pelton-Francis turbines; Excavation for Big Creek Powerhouse #2; Huntington Lake construction for Trestle Dam 1, Dam 2; start of construction at Powerhouse #1 and Dam 4, installation of equipment at PH 1, penstock assembly, completion of Dam 4; construction of Big Creek PH 2; construction of Powerhouse #8, constructing road to PH 3, and Tule Powerhouse.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1912-1913
Call number: photCL SCE 13 - vol 059
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