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Photographs of the effects of hydraulic mining in Nevada, Sutter, and Yuba counties
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: PC-RM -Todd
Abstract
Consists of seventeen photographs documenting the destructive effects of hydraulic mining. Includes images of washed-over roads, ruined orchards, broken dams, riverbank gravel deposits, and working hydraulic hoses. Photos were taken in Nevada, Sutter, and Yuba counties and feature the Yuba and Feather Rivers. Two other photographs depict waterfront and shipping scenes in unidentified location, probably San Francisco. One photograph shows a dredge docked near an unidentified waterfront.
J.A....
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1882 - 1883
Found in:
California Historical Society
William Hammond Hall collection of photographs on irrigation and hydrology in California
Collection
Identifier: PC -036
Abstract
Consists of photographs depicting irrigation and water projects throughout California and other western locations collected by William Hammond Hall. The photographs were probably collected while Hall acted as California's first State Engineer (1878-1888) and while he worked in the private sector as a civil engineer. The photographs span the years 1868 to 1917 and depict various water projects throughout California. The photographs comprise a variety of formats including albumen silver...
Dates:
1868 - 1917
Found in:
California Historical Society
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