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Susan Lohwasser construction photographs.
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Title:

Susan Lohwasser construction photographs

Creator/Contributor:

Lohwasser, Susan., creator

Abstract:

Photographs from several construction projects, primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area, for which Lohwasser was an official photographer. Subjects include the 1989 collapse of the Cypress St. Viaduct freeway (Oakland, Calif.), the seismic retrofit of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, the demolition of the Embarcadero and 280 Freeways in San Francisco, construction at the San Francisco International Airport, various architectural restoration projects in San Francisco (including San Francisco's City Hall and the Palace Hotel), aerial views of San Francisco, and various housing developments including Joshua Park, Rancho Santa Fe and Shaeffer Ranch. Also includes portfolio proofs of various projects and of magazine covers featuring Lohwasser's works, as well as oversize clippings of articles on Lohwasser. 2009/2010 additions to the collection document the construction of the East Span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and Oakland City Center, as well as the following California water projects: Englebright Dam, Folsom Dam repair, Hyperion wastewater treatment plant, Gilroy water treatment plant, Lincoln wastewater plant, Contra Costa Canal, Lopez Dam, and City of Oceanside wastewater treatment plant.

Date:

1982-2008 (issued)

Subject:

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Building -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area -- Photographs
Construction workers -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area -- Pictorial works
Architecture -- Conservation and restoration -- California -- San Francisco -- Photographs
Express highways -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area -- Photographs
Loma Prieta Earthquake, Calif., 1989 -- Pictorial works
Bridges -- Earthquake effects -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area -- Photographs
Express highways -- Earthquake effects -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area -- Photographs
Housing development -- California -- Pictorial works
Water treatment plants -- California -- Photographs
Sewage disposal plants -- California -- Photographs
Dams -- California -- Photographs
Architecture -- Conservation and restoration
Bridges -- Earthquake effects
Building
Construction workers
Dams
Express highways
Housing development
Sewage disposal plants
Water treatment plants
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (Oakland and San Francisco, Calif.) -- Pictorial works
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Pictorial works
Cypress Street Viaduct (Oakland, Calif.) -- Earthquake effects -- Pictorial works
Embarcadero Freeway (San Francisco, Calif.) -- Pictorial works
Englebright Dam (Calif.) -- Pictorial works
Folsom Dam (Calif.) -- Pictorial works
Contra Costa Canal (Calif.) -- Pictorial works
Lopez Dam (Calif.) -- Pictorial works
California
California -- Contra Costa Canal
California -- Folsom Dam
California -- Oakland -- Cypress Street Viaduct
California -- San Francisco
California -- San Francisco Bay Area
California -- San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
San Francisco International Airport (Calif.) -- Pictorial works
San Francisco City Hall -- Pictorial works
Palace Hotel (San Francisco, Calif.) -- Pictorial works
City Center (Oakland, Calif.) -- Pictorial works
Hyperion Water Treatment Facility (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Pictorial works
Gilroy Wastewater Treatment Plant (Gilroy, Calif.) -- Pictorial works
Lincoln Wastewater Treatment and Reclamation Facility (Lincoln, Calif.) -- Pictorial works
City of Oceanside Waste Reclamation Facility (Oceanside, Calif.) -- Pictorial works
Hyperion Water Treatment Facility (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Palace Hotel (San Francisco, Calif.)
San Francisco International Airport (Calif.)

Note:

Many photographs captioned and signed by photographer Susan Lohwasser.
Title devised by cataloger.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
Container list available in library.

Type:

graphic
Photographs.
Pictorial works.
Digital prints.
Inkjet prints.

Physical Description:

photoprint
4 boxes (203 prints) : digital inkjet, color ; 33 x 49 cm

Language:

English

Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.