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Along the Huntington Lake road California
Photograph of the winter scene at Huntington Lake, located at the 7,000 foot level in the Sierras, taken probably in the 1920s or early 1930s. The Huntington Lake area, sixty-five miles northeast of Fresno, developed as a recreation center after the…
Huntington Lake Dam construction Fresno California
Picture of the dam construction on the Big Creek-San Joaquin River hydroelectric development on the western side of the Sierra Nevada Mountain range. The card is postmarked at Big Creek, California on 31 November 1912 meaning this is probably one of…
Power House No 1 Big Creek California
Located at an elevation of 4,819 feet at the town of Big Creek, California, this is the first power house on the Big Creek Project to be placed on commerical operation. Generators powered by water falling from Huntington Lake Reservoir, providing…
Huntington Lake Dam Fresno County California
Picture of Huntington Lake Dam, which was constructed in 1912 by Pacific Light & Power Company. Dam was named after the company president, Henry E. Huntington.
Scene of San Joaquin Eastern Railroad
Photo taken around 1918 at Huntington Lake area, Fresno County, California, shows a train travelling downhill. Two people are sitting on the edge of a cliff as the train passes by.