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Hodgkinson, N B
Huber, Walter LeRoy
Harrison, K J
L. E. Dixon Company
Los Angeles County Department of Public Works
Miller, Monticello, photographer
Lee, Clint, historian
Title
AERIAL VIEW OF BIG TUJUNGA DAM TAKEN ON FEBRUARY 17, 1962, BY L.A. COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS PHOTOGRAPHER WEBB. PHOTO SHOWS THE RESERVOIR NEAR FULL CAPACITY AND WATER BEING RELEASED ON THE DOWNSTREAM SIDE. - Big Tujunga Dam, 809 West Big Tujunga Road, Sunland, Los Angeles County, CA
Depicted place California; Los Angeles County; Sunland
Date Taken on 17 February 1962
Dimensions 4 x 5 in.
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
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HAER CAL,19-SUNL.V,1-15
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This file comes from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) or Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). These are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consist of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written reports.

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  • Significance: The dam was built as part of a flood control and water conservation program in Los Angeles County to protect the growing community and provide water as the demand increased. Construction of the dam was funded by the 1924 Bond Issue.
  • Survey number: HAER CA-287
  • Building/structure dates: 1930-1931 Initial Construction
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ca2932.photos.382886p
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Public domain This image or media file contains material based on a work of a National Park Service employee, created as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, such work is in the public domain in the United States. See the NPS website and NPS copyright policy for more information.
Object location34° 16′ 00.98″ N, 118° 18′ 05″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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