Caption

Saint Francis Dam, album page, photograph, annotation: 'Sint Francesdam restant (300.000.000 lit water)', annotation: 'San Juan Capistrano', annotation: '300.000.000 L. water March 1928 St. Frances Dam', California, 1928-03, photographer, North America, paper, gelatin silver print, height 254 mm x width 200 mm, dammed-up lake, Los Angeles (county), A large, weathered concrete pillar stands in the center of a rocky canyon, its surface marked by vertical streaks and horizontal layers, with a flat top that has small structures and railings. Steep, jagged rock faces and boulders surround the pillar on both sides, forming a narrow, winding dry riverbed that curves away toward distant, rolling hills. The foreground shows a slope strewn with loose rocks and rubble, casting shadows across uneven ground, while the distant background consists of layered mountain ridges under a pale sky.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B09_372

License type

Rights managed

Available size

35.6Mb (3.2Mb) / 10.4in x 13.3in / 3127 x 3982 (300dpi)

Keywords

Saint Francis Dam album page photograph annotation Sint Francesdam restant 300.000.000 lit water San Juan Capistrano 300.000.000 L water March 1928 St Frances Dam California 1928-03 photographer North America paper gelatin silver print height 254 mm x width 200 mm dammed-up lake Los Angeles county large weathered concrete pillar stands center rocky canyon surface marked vertical streaks horizontal layers flat top small structures railings Steep jagged rock faces boulders surround pillar sides forming narrow winding dry riverbed curves away distant rolling hills foreground slope strewn loose rocks rubble casting shadows across uneven ground distant background consists layered mountain ridges under pale sky