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All American Canal and Imperial Dam

Description: Party of men, including Judge Isaac Pacht, touring the Imperial Dam and the All-American Canal. "Track Speeder" in front of District Mess Hall; Inspecting "Rockwood Heading"; "Hanlon Heading"; "Gate" for All-American Canal Settling Basin, Imperial Dam; Desilting Basin, Imperial Dam; Arizona side "Gates" for Settling Basin for Arizona water.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1937
Call number: photCL SCE
Creator: Southern California Edison Company(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Edison International, December 2005.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

All American Canal

Visual Materials

All American Canal - "Track Speeder" in front of District Mess Hall; Inspecting "Rockwood Heading"; "Hanlon Heading"; "Gate" for All-American Canal Settling Basin, Imperial Dam; De-silting Basin, Imperial Dam; Arizona side "Gates" for Settling Basin for Arizona water.

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Borel, Kern River No. 3, Santa Ana River No. 1, Mill Creek, PL&P construction photos from 1903, and Bear Valley Dam (Union Power Co.)

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Photographs of Borel flume and canal work (mostly un-numbered), Borel headworks, Borel Powerhouse, Kern River No. 3 construction, Santa Ana River No. 1 powerhouse, Santa Ana River 1 intake, Santa Ana River 1 settling basin, Santa Ana River No. 2 powerhouse, Mill Creek No. 1 Powerhouse, Mill Creek No. 3 intake, Mill Creek cottages, Santa Ana River No. 3 flume construction, Pacific Light & Power construction Photographs from 1903, Bear Valley Dam (Union Power Co.), Mill Creek 2 and 3 Powerhouse, Santa Ana River flood damage.

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Big Creek construction, Kern River, Redondo Steam Station, etc

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Azusa Line; Big Creek construction - Dam 2, towers, Powerhouse 2, Richgrove Patrol Sta.; Borel change to Pelton-Francis horizontal turbines, break in canal, Bodfish Flume, repairs at Schoolhouse Cut, Profanity Flume; San Bernardino "C" Street Substation, Long Beach Steam Plant, Santa Ana River 2; Fillmore Substation; PLandP trucks and wagons; Huntington Beach Substation; East Kern Line; Kern Canal, settling basin, Borel Powerhouse; Mentone - siphon, flume break, fish screen, intake; L.A. City Power Dev. Plant 1; Pedley Powerhouse - break in canal; Redondo Steam Plant; Sierra Powerhouse; Stone Castle, Vernon Substation, Santa Paula Substation, Monolith Substation, and Eagle Rock Substation.

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Borel canal intake showing regulating gates for settling basin

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Borel canal intake showing regulating gates for settling basin.

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Rear of Borel canal intake showing regulating gates for settling basin

Visual Materials

Rear of Borel canal intake showing regulating gates for settling basin.

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Imperial Valley, California, 1930s

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Views of water and dam on river in Imperial Valley. Agricultural use of water. Scenes of crops; workers in fields picking melons; men in fruit packing house; packing fruit in wooden crates. Format of original: Reel

SCE MP 526

All American Canal and Imperial Dam

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All American Canal

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