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Photo, Print, Drawing Big Creek Hydroelectric System, Vincent 220kV Transmission Line, 224-mile transmission line extending from Big Creek to Antelope Substation, Big Creek, Fresno County, CA

[ Data Pages from Survey HAER CA-167-O  ]

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[ Photo Captions from Survey HAER CA-167-O  ]

About this Item

Title

  • Big Creek Hydroelectric System, Vincent 220kV Transmission Line, 224-mile transmission line extending from Big Creek to Antelope Substation, Big Creek, Fresno County, CA

Names

  • Historic American Engineering Record, creator
  • Southern California Edison Company
  • Newport News Ship Building and Dry Dock Company
  • Pacific Coast Steel Company
  • Santa Barbara Electric Light Company
  • Visalia Electric Light and Gas Company
  • San Antonio Light and Power Company
  • Baldwin, Cyrus G
  • Decker, A. W.
  • Kaweah Power and Water Company
  • Mount Whitney Power Company
  • West Side Lighting Company
  • Edison Electric Company
  • Pacific Light and Power Corporation
  • San Joaquin Power and Light Company
  • Pacific Gas and Electric Company
  • Nevada Power, Mining and Milling Company
  • Nevada-California Power Company
  • Southern Sierras Power Company
  • Nevada-California Electric Corporation
  • Huntington, Henry
  • Kerckhoff, W. G.
  • Balch, Allan
  • Eastwood, John
  • De Vries, David G., photographer
  • Chiang, Christina, historian
  • Tinsley Becker, Wendy L., historian
  • Southern California Edison Company, sponsor
  • Christianson, Justine, transmitter
  • McPartland, Mary, transmitter

Created / Published

  • Documentation compiled after 1968

Headings

  • -  electric utilities
  • -  electric lines
  • -  transmission towers
  • -  electrical substations
  • -  California--Fresno County--Big Creek

Latitude / Longitude

  • 37.148567,-119.386539

Notes

  • -  Significance: The Southern California Edison (SCE), Big Creek Hydroelectric System Vincent Transmission Line was constructed between December 1925 and January 1928 as the third 220kV transmission line to carry power generated from Big Creek to the Los Angeles region. The 224-mile line originally conveyed electricity between Powerhouse No. 3 and the SCE Gould Substation and was installed to accommodate the voltage capacity upgrade at Big Creek from 150kV to 220kV. The Vincent 220kV Tranmission Line is a contributing element to the Big Creek Hydroelectric System Historic District and is an example of an innovative electrical voltage technology as one of the world's longest high-voltage transmission lines (upon completion of construction) that contributed to the industrialization of the Los Angeles Region. The period of significance for the Vincent 220kV Transmission Line is December 1925, upon completion of construction, through 1929, when 220kV voltage technology became more commonly employed in transmission projects. This period of significance coincides with the established period of significance for the Big Creek Hydroelectric System Historic District: 1911, when the system was put in-service, through 1929, when the last major features were installed and operating.
  • -  Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1652
  • -  Survey number: HAER CA-167-O
  • -  Building/structure dates: 1925-1928 Initial Construction
  • -  Building/structure dates: 1953 Subsequent Work
  • -  Building/structure dates: 1967 Subsequent Work
  • -  Building/structure dates: 1970 Subsequent Work
  • -  Building/structure dates: 2012 Subsequent Work
  • -  Building/structure dates: 2014-2015 Subsequent Work

Medium

  • Photo(s): 27
  • Data Page(s): 21
  • Photo Caption Page(s): 4

Call Number/Physical Location

  • HAER CA-167-O

Source Collection

  • Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)

Repository

  • Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

Control Number

  • ca4237

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Chicago citation style:

Historic American Engineering Record, Creator, Southern California Edison Company, Newport News Ship Building And Dry Dock Company, Pacific Coast Steel Company, Santa Barbara Electric Light Company, Visalia Electric Light And Gas Company, San Antonio Light And Power Company, et al., De Vries, David G, photographer. Big Creek Hydroelectric System, Vincent 220kV Transmission Line, 224-mile transmission line extending from Big Creek to Antelope Substation, Big Creek, Fresno County, CA. Big Creek California Fresno County, 1968. translateds by Christianson, Justinemitter, and Mcpartland, Marymitter Documentation Compiled After. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/ca4237/.

APA citation style:

Historic American Engineering Record, C., Southern California Edison Company, Newport News Ship Building And Dry Dock Company, Pacific Coast Steel Company, Santa Barbara Electric Light Company, Visalia Electric Light And Gas Company [...] Southern California Edison Company, S., De Vries, D. G., photographer. (1968) Big Creek Hydroelectric System, Vincent 220kV Transmission Line, 224-mile transmission line extending from Big Creek to Antelope Substation, Big Creek, Fresno County, CA. Big Creek California Fresno County, 1968. Christianson, J. & McPartland, M., transs Documentation Compiled After. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/ca4237/.

MLA citation style:

Historic American Engineering Record, Creator, et al., photographer by De Vries, David G. Big Creek Hydroelectric System, Vincent 220kV Transmission Line, 224-mile transmission line extending from Big Creek to Antelope Substation, Big Creek, Fresno County, CA. trans by Christianson, Justinemitter, and Mcpartland, Marymitter Documentation Compiled After. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/ca4237/>.