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Empty St. Francis Reservoir
San Francisquito Canyon


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View from the top of the St. Francis Dam, looking north where the reservior was located. The point between light and dark in the photo was the water line of the reservoir just before the dam failed on March 12-13, 1928.


Sp2851: Security Pacific National Bank collection. Identification by Robert C. Miller.
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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