Newspaper sketch showing the course of the 13-mile San Jacinto tunnel, photographed 1941

Item Overview

Title

Newspaper sketch showing the course of the 13-mile San Jacinto tunnel, photographed 1941

Photographer

Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966

Date Created

January 15, 1941

Date

1941-01-15

Language

English

Collection

Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Notes

Description

This negative is grouped with negatives of 1000 Palms Ranch, a desert oasis near Thousand Palms. Paul P. Wilhelm inherited the property from his father, lived there from 1935-1993, and operated it as a desert resort. He housed San Jacinto Tunnel workers during the three-year construction project. The property is now the Thousand Palms Oasis Preserve in the Coachella Valley Reserve.

Caption

Text from newspaper caption: Sketch showing course of 13-mile San Jacinto tunnel which nears completion. Hard-rock miners have been working on the project, a link in the 392-mile Colorado River Aqueduct of the Metropolitan Water District, three years. At lower left is an artist map of the entire system. [Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 1938: A1]
Text from negative sleeve: 2761. 1000 Palms. 1/15/41. Paul P. Wilhelm (portraits). Also composites for postcards.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs
clippings

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Colorado River Aqueduct (Calif.)