Government staff at Friant Dam Friant California

Government staff at Friant Dam Friant California

Dams -- California -- Fresno County -- Photographs.; Fresno County (Calif.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- 20th century -- Photographs.; Friant Dam (Calif.) -- Photographs.

With two American flags flying from its top rim and with the sign seen in this picture the bucket delivered the first load of concrete to Friant Dam at 2 O'clock in the afternoon of Monday, July 29, 1940. The ceremony was arranged by the Central Valley Project Association in cooperation with the Fresno Chamber of Commerce and witnessed by a crowd of several hundred people. Although the people in the photo remain unidentified, the Fresno Bee reported in its July 29, 1940 issue among those attending were Walter R. Young, construction engineer in charge of the Central Valley Project ; Roy B. Williams, construction engineer in charge at Friant ; M.H. Slocum, superintendent for the contracting concern ; Judge A.R. Honald, legal representative for the Bureau of Reclamation ; Phil Dickenson, director of information for the project ; Edward Hyatt, state engineer ; Clarence Breuner and Rolland Curran, president and secretary, respectively of the Central Valley Project Association, and James R. Fauver, chairman of the Tulare County Water Commission.

1 Photographic print :b&w ;9 x 14 cm.

San Joaquin Valley Library System

1940

Fresno County Public Library

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

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