O'Shaughnessy Dam construction photographs and dedication program, approximately 1920-1934 (bulk 1920-1923)

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Summary

Abstract:
Photographs of the construction of the O'Shaughnessy Dam in the early 1920s, part of the Hetch Hetchy Valley water supply project.
Extent:
1.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. O'Shaughnessy Dam construction photographs and dedication program, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

A collection of 160 photographs (69 prints in an album and 91 loose prints) and ephemera related to the building of O'Shaughnessy Dam, which formed the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in Yosemite National Park. The photographs are black-and-white snapshots that appear to have been taken by a worker on the dam, which was completed in 1923. The album contains images of the dam being constructed, showing equipment, a railroad, scaffolding and cranes, concrete, and workers. The loose photographs depict the unidentified worker and family members, the workers' cabins, fish caught in rivers, scenery in Yosemite Valley, and additional views of the dam. Also included are clippings from 1934 about the Hetch Hetchy project and the program for the "Dedication of O'Shaughnessy Dam, Hetch Hetchy Project, built by the city and county of San Francisco, July 7th, 1923."

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Mrs. Carla S. Lansdowne, 1981.
Processing information:

Processed by Suzanne Oatey, May 2022.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Terms of access:

The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. O'Shaughnessy Dam construction photographs and dedication program, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2129
reference@huntington.org
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