Index: Newhall Land's
St. Francis Dam Flood Report
Dated March 24, 1928

Click to Connect: The Newhall Land and Farming Co. Report on the St. Francis Dam Flood March 24, 1928 Note: Some panoramic photographs are intentionally oversized. Inside Cover: St. Francis Dam, pre-disaster Closeup of Dam Closeup of Unknown Man No. 1: South Face of Broken Dam Closeup of South Face No. 2: Inside the Broken Dam No. 3: Former Inside of the Dam Closeup of Interior No. 4: Concrete Blocks With Barren Hillside Closeup of Blocks No. 5: Concrete Blocks (Double Exposure) Closeup No. 6: Seco Canyon Farmland No. 7: Valencia Mall Area Closeup of Alfalfa Field Closeup of E.W. and George A. Newhall Jr. No. 8: Railroad Bridge at Edison Curve Closeup of Bridge No. 9: Valencia Industrial Center (Rye Canyon) Closeup No. 10: Castaic Junction Closeup of Dredge Hopper Closeup of Telegraph Linemen No. 11: Castaic Creek Closeup of Upside-Down Railroad Tracks No. 12: Castaic Creek Closeup of Highway and Railroad Bridges No. 13: L.A.-Ventura County Line Closeup of Railroad Trestle No. 14: New Edison Camp Closeup of Camp No. 15: Edison Construction Camp Site Closeup of Wrecked Autos No. 16: Edison Construction Camp Site Closeup of Freight Car No. 17: Edison Construction Camp Site Closeup of Copper Cable Reels No. 18: Edison Construction Camp Site No. 19: Joe Gotardi Closeup of Gotardi Searching for Family No. 20: Joe Gotardi Closeup of Friends Searching for Gotardi's Family No. 21: Blue Cut Area Closeup of Deep Water Erosion No. 22: S.F. Ranch Orchard: Destroyed Irrigation Pumps No. 23: Destroyed San Francisco Orchard, Looking East No. 24: Destroyed San Francisco Orchard, Looking Northeast No. 25: Destroyed San Francisco Orchard, Looking North No. 26: Orchard Ranch Bunk House No. 27: Orchard Barn No. 28: Orchard Garage, Spray Wagon & Heaters Closeup of Wreckage No. 29: Temporary Bridge Construction Closeup of Construction Closeup of Workers No. 30: West of Blue Cut Closeup of Riverbed Closeup of Cars No. 31: Washed-Out Highway No. 32: Orchard Ranch Driveway Closeup of Cars No. 33: Pecan Orchard No. 1 Closeup Back Cover: Camulos