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Men preparing an excavation blast during construction of the San Gabriel Dam, Los Angeles County, 1929

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Men in canyon tunnels preparing to set explosives for blasting excavation during construction of San Gabriel Dam. Reported in "GIGANTIC BLAST AIDS DAM WORK: Ninety Tons of Powder Used at San Gabriel Side of Canyon Seems Molten Before Explosive Engineering Feat Figured to Exact Result," Los Angeles Times, 27 Jun. 1929: A10.
Date:
June 26, 1929
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Men preparing an excavation blast during construction of the San Gabriel Dam, Los Angeles County, 1929

Explosion debris in San Gabriel Canyon during the construction of San Gabriel Dam, Los Angeles County, 1929

Description:
Cloud of dust and debris cascading down San Gabriel Canyon wall after explosion during construction of San Gabriel Dam. Reported in "GIGANTIC BLAST AIDS DAM WORK: Ninety Tons of Powder Used at San Gabriel Side of Canyon Seems Molten Before Explosive Engineering Feat Figured to Exact Result," Los Angeles Times, 27 June 1929: A10.
Date:
June 26, 1929
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Explosion debris in San Gabriel Canyon during the construction of San Gabriel Dam, Los Angeles County, 1929

View of the inside of a construction tunnel at the San Gabriel Dam, Los Angeles County, 1920s

Description:
View of the inside of a construction tunnel for the San Gabriel Dam. Inside of the tunnel is a man pushing a wheelbarrow. The dam was completed in 1939. Related article, "Geologists and Engineers Burrowing in Canyon Walls in Interest of Safety for San Gabriel Dam," Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 1929: A1.
Date:
1920-1930
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
View of the inside of a construction tunnel at the San Gabriel Dam, Los Angeles County, 1920s

San Gabriel Canyon wall just before an explosion during construction of San Gabriel Dam, Los Angeles County, 1928

Description:
View of the San Gabriel Canyon wall before explosion for the excavation of the San Gabriel Dam. Related "Gigantic Blast Aids Dam Work: Ninety Tons of Powder Used at San Gabriel Side of Canyon Seems Molten Before Explosive Engineering Feat Figured to Exact Result," Los Angeles Times, 27 June 1929: A10.
Date:
June 1929
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
San Gabriel Canyon wall just before an explosion during construction of San Gabriel Dam, Los Angeles County, 1928