"The Great Blast, San Gabriel Dam Project, No. 24"
Entry/Object ID
2025.45.1.9
Description
"The Great Blast, San Gabriel Dam Project, No. 24," Ernest B. Gray, 26 June 1929. The view is a closeup of rising dirt and smoke from demolition on slopes of the mountains adjacent to San Gabriel Canyon by crews from contractor Fisher, Ross, MacDonald and Kahn, Inc. In pencil on the reverse is "96 1/2 tons of powder / 166,000 cu yds of dirt removed." Identification by Gray is at the lower portion of the photo, which needs flattening and has creases and light soiling, but is in good condition.