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| Title | Masonry Dam on the Cedar River, 1920 |
| Photographer | Curtis, Asahel, 1874-1941 |
| Date | 1920 |
| Notes | Panorama by photographer Asahel Curtis created by joining four individual photographs together.
Printed on verso: Cedar River hydroelectric project, 1920
A. Curtis 39559, A. Curtis 39558, A. Curtis 39557, A. Curtis 39556 |
| Contextual Notes | The Cedar River watershed, located in the eastern central portion of King County, Washington, is nearly 24 miles long and roughly 10 miles wide. It has been in use as Seattle's main water supply since 1901. Hydroelectric power on the Cedar River was developed under the administration of the Seattle Water Department. Electricity from this development began to serve Seattle in 1905. Completed in 1914, this relatively small masonry dam operated for flood control and hydroelectric power. It was built by Seattle City Light and located between the old 1904 crib dam and the powerhouse at Cedar Falls. It was intended to enlarge the Cedar Lake basin and store additional water for the generating equipment of the Cedar Falls hydroelectric plant. |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Masonry Dam (Wash.); Dams--Washington (State); Cedar River (King County, Wash.); Wooden buildings--Washington (State); Clearcutting--Washington (State); Timber--Washington (State)--Cedar River |
| Location Depicted | United States--Washington (State)--Cedar River |
| Digital Collection | Panoramic Photographs
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| Order Number | PPC047 |
| Ordering Information | Restrictions apply to the ordering of this image. Please contact photos@u.washington.edu for more information. |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Asahel Curtis Photo Co. Collection. PH Coll 482 |
| Object Type | Panoramic photograph |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original photographs at 400 dpi saved in TIFF format, stitched together, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm software's JPEG2000 Extension. 2010. |
