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| Title | Diversion dam, looking upstream, Diablo Dam, April 25, 1928 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | 1928 |
| Notes | Photographs of the Skagit River Hydroelectric Project constructed between 1918-1961.
The Diablo Dam was built by Seattle City Light at a location 7-1/2 miles upstream from Newhalem and completed August 27, 1930. Due to the Great Depression, the Diablo Powerhouse was not completed until 1935, with the first power being generated in 1936.
Caption on image: D(28-4-25)5
Caption below image: Diversion - up stream view
PH Coll 45.2-14 |
| Location Depicted | United States--Washington (State)--Skagit River--Diablo Dam |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Rivers--Washington (State) |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Diversion weirs--Washington (State)--Design and construction; Dams--Washington (State)--Design and construction; Skagit River (B.C. and Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Seattle Power and Water Supply Collection
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| Order Number | WWDL0390 |
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| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Seattle City Light Albums. PH Coll 45
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| Object Type | Photograph |
| Physical Description | silver gelatin, b&w |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from a photographic print using a Microtek Scanmaker 9600XL at 150 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2005 |
