George Rea photographs of Southern California Edison Company hydroelectric projects and other California scenes

Collection — Box: P007

Identifier: PC-033

Staff Only

Content Description

Collection of black and white photographs taken by George Rea throughout California in the 1920s. Some photographs are affixed to photograph album pages, others are loose. Rea worked for Southern California Edison Company on hydroelectric projects in Tulare, Kern and Los Angeles counties. Photographs depict the construction of the Kern River Powerhouse #3 in Kernville, California and the Los Angeles Powerhouse #1 in San Francisquito Canyon, California; construction of electric transmission lines in Southern California; and the camps where Southern California Edison crews lived while working on construction projects. Other photographs depict locations Rea traveled to including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Death Valley and locations outside of California such as North Dakota and Canada.

Dates

1920 - 1929

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Any rights (including copyright and related rights to publicity and privacy) held by George Rea, the creator of this collection, were relinquished and transferred to the public domain in 2017 by Diane Z. Wolfson. These materials are governed by a Creative Commons CC0 liscense, which permits publication and reproduction of materials accompanied by full attribution. See: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/

Extent

6 folders

Additional Description

Abstract

Collection of black and white photographs taken by George Rea throughout California in the 1920s. Rea worked for Southern California Edison Company on hydroelectric projects in Tulare, Kern and Los Angeles counties. Photographs depict the construction of the Kern River Powerhouse #3 in Kernville, California and the Los Angeles Powerhouse #1 in San Francisquito Canyon, California; construction of electric transmission lines in Southern California; and the camps where Southern California Edison crews lived while working on construction projects. Other photographs depict locations Rea traveled to including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Death Valley and locations outside of California such as North Dakota and Canada.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Diane Z. Wolfson, 2017.

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Finding aid to George Rea's photographs of Southern California Edison Company hydroelectric projects and other California scenes
Status: Completed
Author: Jaime Henderson
Date: July 2018
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: Undetermined
Script of description: Code for undetermined script
Language of description note: Finding aid written in English.