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High Voltage Laboratory Lease Between Southern California Edison and CaltechThis lease contract between SCE and Caltech describes the terms for the High Voltage Lab, which marks the most direct collaboration between Caltech…
Group Photograph of Sorensen, Millikan, and other Prominent Scientists at the California Institute of TechnologyThis is a puzzling rare photograph where Professor Sorensen and Dr. Millikan are captured together. Professor Sorensen, head of the Electrical…
Eagle Rock Substation Looking NorthThe Eagle Rock Substation was the endpoint of the transmission lines stretching from the Big Creek to Los Angeles, initially spanning 240 miles and…
Diagrammatic Elevation Profile Map of Big CreekInspired and motivated by the droughts of southern California and the need for clean energy in the early 20th century, the Big Creek Hydroelectric…
Construction of Florence Lake Dam in the summer of 1926
Construction of Dam 3 at Big Creek
Colorado River Aqueduct MapThis map of the Colorado River Aqueduct was produced by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California in April 1936. Stretching nearly 300…
Charles C. Lauritsen and Robert A. Millikan Standing Atop the Million Volt X-ray TubeThis photograph shows a defining moment in the early shape of physics research and study at Caltech: Charles C. Lauritsen and Robert A. Millikan…
Celebrating 125 Years (1886-2011)This DVD was produced By Southern California Edison, a consolidation of Henry Huntington’s power generation interests formed in 1917, detailing their…
Birdseye View Plan of 18 Powerhouses at Big CreekStarting in October 1900, John Eastwood was set on creating a power plant in the upper San Joaquin River and created Mammoth Power Company (Jackson…