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This picture of Dam #1 taken in February 1913

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This picture of Dam #1 taken in February 1913, shows the foundation being prepared for the first pour of concrete. The elaborate wooden trestlework was needed to hoist the mixed concrete and chute it down onto the work face.
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Feb. 1913
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photCL SCE 12 - 00039
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