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Kern River Plant

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Description: Borel intake [original], canals, flumes, flume crossing Kern River, cattle crossing bridge over Borel flume, construction tent camp near canal, crew concreting the canal walls, flume crossing wash, crew excavating canal path, water tunnel, Borel forebay, upper end of penstocks, operator's cottage next to penstocks at Borel, Borel Powerhouse [during construction], Borel interiors, switchboard, Kern River.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1904
Call number: photCL SCE 13 - vol 101
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