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The big "bull wheel" tensioning devices for 500kV transmission line construction were much larger than their 220kV ancestors used in the building of the Hoover Dam lines
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Preparing to pull through some more cable during the construction of a 500kV transmission line
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Preparing to pull through some more cable during the construction of a 500kV transmission line. Pg. 222.
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Dramatic view of the building of the Vincent-Lugo 500kV transmission line, part of Edison's bulk power "backbone"
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Dramatic view of the building of the Vincent-Lugo 500kV transmission line, part of Edison's bulk power "backbone". Pg. 224.
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One tower of Edison's growing network of 500kV transmission lines stands sentinel in Cajon Pass in the winter of 1973
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One tower of Edison's growing network of 500kV transmission lines stands sentinel in Cajon Pass in the winter of 1973. Pg. 226.
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Stringing wire on the Mira Loma-Lugo 500 kV transmission line in Cajon Pass, 1979
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Stringing wire on the Mira Loma-Lugo 500 kV transmission line in Cajon Pass, 1979. Pg. 222.
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This 1922 map shows the proposed ultimate development of the Big Creek Project to a size even larger than that first envisioned by John Eastwood
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This 1922 map shows the proposed ultimate development of the Big Creek Project to a size even larger than that first envisioned by John Eastwood. Still later plans added more powerhouses on the South Fork of the San Joaquin, but none were built before the depression ended work. Today, the Balsam Meadows Plant is near the site of old Powerhouse #5. Pg. 103.
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