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Barrier construction at Mulholland Dam, Hollywood (Los Angeles), 1933

Description:: The Hollywood Reservoir is photographed here, with surrounding hills in the background and utility trucks.
Date:: December, 1933
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Barrier construction at Mulholland Dam, Hollywood (Los Angeles), 1933

Barrier construction at Mulholland Dam, Hollywood (Los Angeles), 1933

Description:: In 1933, about ten years after the Dam was completed, the city started building what was known as a “psychological dam” -- made of dirt and gravel -- on the opposite side of the reservoir in order to appease residents’ safety concerns.
Date:: December, 1933
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Barrier construction at Mulholland Dam, Hollywood (Los Angeles), 1933

Barrier build in front of Mulholland Dam, Hollywood (Los Angeles), 1933

Description:: A utility truck sits at the edge of a large mound of dirt on the opposite side of the dam.
Date:: December, 1933
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: OpenUCLA Collections
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Barrier build in front of Mulholland Dam, Hollywood (Los Angeles), 1933

Hollywood Reservoir and Hollywoodland sign, Hollywood (Los Angeles), 1925-1939

Description:: View of Hollywood Reservoir taken from above the Mulholland Dam. Hollywoodland sign is visible on hill in the distance and reflected in the reservoir.
Date:: [between 1925-1939]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Hollywood Reservoir and Hollywoodland sign, Hollywood (Los Angeles), 1925-1939

Barrier build in front of Mulholland Dam, Hollywood (Los Angeles), 1933

Description:: In 1933, about ten years after the Dam was completed, the city started building what was known as a “psychological dam” on the opposite side of the reservoir in order to appease residents’ safety concerns.
Date:: December, 1933
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Barrier build in front of Mulholland Dam, Hollywood (Los Angeles), 1933

Barrier construction at Mulholland Dam, Hollywood (Los Angeles), 1933

Description:: A similar photograph appears with the article, “Hollywood Dam backed By Barrier,” Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec 1933: A1
Date:: December, 1933
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Barrier construction at Mulholland Dam, Hollywood (Los Angeles), 1933

Herbert Hoover delivering speech at Morris Dam dedication, Pasadena, 1934

Description:: A crowd is gathered to hear former president Herbert Hoover deliver a speech at the Morris Dam dedication. Hoover can be seen on the platform in the left side of the photograph.
Date:: May 26, 1934
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Herbert Hoover delivering speech at Morris Dam dedication, Pasadena, 1934

Mulholland Dam and Hollywood Reservoir, Hollywood (Los Angeles), 1925-1939

Description:: View of Mulholland Dam and Hollywood Reservoir. Sign reading Bryn Mawr above dam, which was likely an advertisement for a housing development.
Date:: [between 1925-1939]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: OpenUCLA Collections
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Mulholland Dam and Hollywood Reservoir, Hollywood (Los Angeles), 1925-1939

Herbert Hoover at the dedication of Morris Dam, Los Angeles, 1934

Description:: Former president Herbert Hoover unveils the plaque dedicating Morris Dam. Noted Los Angeles attorney Joe Scott stands on the left, in a grey suit, with his hand in his pocket.
Date:: May 26, 1934
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Herbert Hoover at the dedication of Morris Dam, Los Angeles, 1934