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O'Shaughnessy Dam Construction Photographs and Dedication Program
photCL 236  
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  • Immediate Source of Acquisition
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  • Contributing Institution: The Huntington Library Photo Archives
    Title: O'Shaughnessy Dam construction photographs and dedication program
    Identifier/Call Number: photCL 236
    Physical Description: 1.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
    Date (inclusive): approximately 1920-1934 (bulk 1920-1923)
    Abstract: Photographs of the construction of the O'Shaughnessy Dam in the early 1920s, part of the Hetch Hetchy Valley water supply project.
    Language of Material: Materials are in English.

    Conditions Governing Access

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

    Conditions Governing Use

    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.

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Purchased from Mrs. Carla S. Lansdowne, 1981.

    Scope and Contents

    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."

    Processing Information

    Processed by Suzanne Oatey, May 2022.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Dams -- California -- Photographs
    Dams -- Design and construction -- Photographs
    Water-supply -- California -- San Francisco
    Hetch Hetchy Reservoir (Calif.)
    Hetch Hetchy Valley (Calif.)
    Yosemite National Park (Calif.)
    Photographs
    Photograph albums
    Programs
    Clippings (information artifacts)