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The "Brawley" was one of the Imperial Irrigation District's several electric dredgers, shown here in about 1920 removing silt from the main canal in Baja California
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As early as 1913, the Imperial Irrigation District took advantage of the company's low power rates to operate electric dredges to maintain its vital water canals
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As early as 1913, the Imperial Irrigation District took advantage of the company's low power rates to operate electric dredges to maintain its vital water canals. Pg. 121.
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Called "The Tower Line" by employees, the transmission line between Bishop and San Bernardino shown here under construction in 1913 was the longest in the world when completed
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Called "The Tower Line" by employees, the transmission line between Bishop and San Bernardino shown here under construction in 1913 was the longest in the world when completed. The supply and patrol road built alongside was later purchased by the Federal government and reconstructed as Highway U.S. 395. Pg. 79.
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As late as 1950, most homes in the Imperial and Coachella Valleys relied upon frequent ice deliveries
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As late as 1950, most homes in the Imperial and Coachella Valleys relied upon frequent ice deliveries. Here, the "delivery boy" stands beside his Pat Patterson Ice Delivery truck. Pg. 129.
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The main road between El Centro and Holtville in the Imperial Valley, now Highway S-80
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The main road between El Centro and Holtville in the Imperial Valley, now Highway S-80. Pg. 124.
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The Ice Plant in Imperial made ice for domestic use
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The Ice Plant in Imperial made ice for domestic use. Pg. 129.
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First delivery of electric power to the booming mining camps of Tonopah and Goldfield was in October, 1905
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First delivery of electric power to the booming mining camps of Tonopah and Goldfield was in October, 1905. The following Fourth of July, miners and citizens enthusiastically celebrated the arrival of the electric age with a horse drawn float, shown here in front of the power company's Tonopah office. Pg. 68
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