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> ST. FRANCIS DAM DISASTER
Empty St. Francis Reservoir
San Francisquito Canyon


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Reservoir in San Francisquito Canyon that held 12.5 billion gallons of water for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power — seen here just after the collapse of the St. Francis Dam on March 12-13, 1928.

The line between dark and light represents the pre-disaster water level. The concrete dam would have been just out of view at the bottom of this photo.


WS2802: 2400 dpi jpeg from 1200 dpi jpeg - Photo ©2003 W. David Schwaderer - Used by permission.
EMPTY ST. FRANCIS RESERVOIR

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FILM: Tombstone & Reservoir, 3-13-1928

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FILM: Setting Dynamite Charges
4-17-1929

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George Watson Photo

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