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Title
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Fresno County Public Library Postcards
Subject
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Fresno County (Calif.)
Description
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Another miscellany of scenes, structures, people and events, taken in locations around Fresno County. Some of the more interesting are early Fresno scenes from the 1870s and 1880s taken by pioneer photographer Roderick W. Riggs, and a number of images detailing the construction of Friant Dam in the late 1930s and early 1940s.
Creator
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Fresno County Public Library
Source
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Collection of Fresno County Public Library
Publisher
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San Joaquin Valley Library System
Date
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2002
Contributor
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Fresno County Public Library
Rights
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For more information about acquiring copies of these images (in photographic and/or digital form), please contact the Heritage Center, Fresno County Public Library, 2420 Mariposa St., Fresno, CA 93721-2285; (559) 600-6230. Our Web site is located at http://www.fresnolibrary.org/heritage/
Format
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image/jpeg
Language
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en-US
Type
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Collection
Identifier
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frp
Coverage
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Fresno County (Calif.)
1874-1952
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
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Title
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Dam 4 Big Creek Project California
Subject
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Dams -- California -- Fresno County -- 20th century -- Photographs.; Hydroelectric power plants -- California -- Fresno County -- 20th century -- Photographs.; Big Creek (Calif.) -- Economic conditions -- 20th century -- Photographs.; Big Creek (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Sources.; Big Creek Dam (Calif.) -- Design and construction -- Pictorial works.
Description
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Dam #4 is located at an elevation of 4,810 feet in California's Sierra Mountains. The dam is of concrete gravity arch construction, built in 1913 across Big Creek. The dam is a part of the Big Creek Hydroelectric System of six dams, eight tunnels, three major artificial lakes, and five power houses providing electricity to Central and Southern California. The entire project was completed in 1929.
Publisher
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San Joaquin Valley Library System
Contributor
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Fresno County Public Library
Date
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ca 1925
Type
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Image
Format
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image/jpeg
Identifier
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frp0096
Source
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1 photographic print (postcard) :b&w ;9 x 14 cm.
Language
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en
Coverage
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ca 1925
Rights
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This image is being made available for educational and research purposes only, under the "fair use" clause of the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) Further questions regarding the image or its use may be directed to the Fresno County Public Library, Heritage Center, 2420 Mariposa St, Fresno, CA 93721. Phone: 559-600-6230 HeritageCenter@fresnolibrary.org
Relation
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SJV Photo Heritage
Big Creek
Dams
Hydroelectric