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The two diesel engine generators at Blythe

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The two diesel engine generators at Blythe

Description: The two diesel engine generators at Blythe. At left is the larger unit added in 1919, at right the original single cylinder 75 H.P. unit. This photo was taken in 1930, upon the plant's retirement. Pg. 132.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1930
Call number: photCL SCE 11 - 00274
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