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Baldwin Hills Reservoir construction

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Order Number	00060005
Title	Baldwin Hills Reservoir construction
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HE box 114.
Date	Circa 1948
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w
Notes	Print reproduced in 1951 for Herald-Examiner. Photo originally owned by Dept. of Water and Power, no. 51-160.
Description	A view of the floor of the Baldwin Hills Reservoir in the final stages of construction. On the floor are inlet lines. The outlet tower is to the right. The bowl-shaped reservoir will form an 18-acre lake with a storage capacity of 293,000,000 gallons of water. The reservoir will provide added water storage as well as help maintain water pressure over the southwestern and southern areas of Los Angeles.
Subject	Los Angeles (Calif.).--Department of Water and Power. Civil engineering. Dams--Design and construction. Public works--California--Baldwin Hills (Los Angeles). Dams--California--Baldwin Hills (Los Angeles). Water-supply--California, Southern. Baldwin Hills Reservoir (Calif.). Baldwin Hills Dam (Calif.). Baldwin Hills (Los Angeles, Calif.). Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs. Herald-Examiner Collection photographs.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection