Finding Aid to Construction photographs of Pardee Dam, California, 1929-1933, undated

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Finding Aid to Construction photographs of Pardee Dam, California, 1929-1933, undated

BANC PIC 1996.020 v.2--ALB

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Mokelumne Peak. El. 9,371. From Alpine Highway. May 8, 1931.

Looking east up the gorge of the North Fork of the Mokelumne from the P.G.&E. road, towards Salt Springs Dam.

Bear River, a tributary to the North Fork of the Mokelumne

Cold Creek at junction with Mokelumne River just below Salt Springs Dam. June 14, 1932.

North Fork of Mokelumne from bridge north of West Point. May 13, 1930.

South Fork of the Mokelumne at Sawyer's bridge.

Site of Pardee Dam, before construction begun. Taken July, 1927.

Old gravel dumps from dredgers, at Lancha Plana, 4 miles below Pardee Dam. This was the source of the gravel supply for the concrete in the dam.

Construction road from just below Pardee Dam up to Contractor's office.

Camp Pardee, from the top of the water tower. This picture taken just after Camp Pardee was built.

Flume through which river was by-passed while foundation was being poured in river bed.

Showing flume, by-passing river, and upper and lower coffer dams blocking off river channel. Water will be pumped out of river channel and foundation of dam poured.

Showing blasting cut-off trench into south bank of canyon. The foundation of the up-stream face of the dam is "keyed" into this cut-off trench.

Pardee Dam Construction, -- Showing cleaning of rock in river bed by use of jets of combined water and compressed air. Rocks were scoured with steel wire brooms and were hand cleaned.

Pardee Dam Construction View, -- Showing first day of flood of March 24, 1928.

Pardee Dam Construction View, -- Showing first day of flood of March 24, 1928.

Pardee Dam Construction View, -- Showing peak of flood on March 25, 1928. Flow of river was 25,000 sec. ft.

Pardee Dam Construction View, -- Showing peak of flood on March 25, 1928. Flow of river was 25,000 cu. ft. per sec.

Looking down cut-off trench on north side, of bottom foundation, towards center of dam. April 27, 1928.

Pardee Dam Construction View, -- Showing the 4 sluice pipes in place. The two outer pipes have a diamter [sic] of 72 ins. and the two inner ones are 42" in diam.

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