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A picture showing the point where water is taken out of the North Fork of the San Joaquin river into a canal which leads to the storage reservoir from which the San Joaquin Electrical Power Co. will pipe the water down to the power house.

Sign on top of machine shop reads "Kern County Land Company Machine and Blacksmith Shop."

Office headquarters for Electric Power Company of Kern County, located at Kern County Land Company building, 1712 19th Street; manager was F.G. Munzer.

Substation of Kern county's Electric Water Company

Shows water tower structure used to house Electric Water Company's water tank; many farmers used to have their own tank houses

Shows gas engine used in power generation by Electric Water Company

Shows power generating equipment at Electric Water Company's Pump Station number 2

Shows pumping equipment used by Kern county's Electric Water Company

One of Electric Water Company's pumping station; there were 7 in all

Shows Electric Water Company pumping equipment