Museum Artifacts 2
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| (5-039) - Plaque reads: October 9, 1936 - "On the above date Miss Elisabeth Scattergood pressed this key which lighted the electric arc in the Civic Center as the citizens of Los Angeles received their first electric power from the Hoover Dam Hydro Electric Plants of the Colorado River". |
Notes Artifact Photo ID: 5-039 Date: October 9, 1936 Click HERE to see more in Construction of Hoover Dam. |
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| (October 9, 1936)* - Tens of thousands of people jammed the parade route on Broadway on the night of October 9, 1936, as the street became ablaze with light when the first Hoover power streaked 266 miles from the power plant to Los Angeles. Click HERE to see more in Construction of Hoover Dam. |
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| (5-040) - Plaque reads: June 24, 1965 - "On the above date the new Department of Water and Power General Office Building was dedicated and as part of the program Miss Rose Mulholland and Miss Elisabeth Scattergood together pressed this key which officially began the operation of the illuminated water fountains". |
Notes Artifact Photo ID: 5-040 Date: June 24, 1965 Historical Notes: On June 24, 1965, the GOB was formally dedicated. As part of the ceremony the eight fountains outside the building were turned on by Elizabeth Scattergood and Rose Mulholland, granddaughters of the two men who were DWP's first chief engineers. It should be noted that the same switch used for the GOB dedication was also used when the first power from Hoover Dam first arrived in Los Angeles. Click HERE to see more in Construction of the GOB. |
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| (1966)* - Night view of a well lit Department of Water and Power building, including fountains, as seen from the Dorothy Chandler Pavillion across the street. Click HERE to see more in Construction of the GOB. |
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| (9-101) - Power Keg found along Boquet Reservoir Inlet/Outlet in Cherry Canyon. |
Notes Artifact Photo ID: 9-010, 9-011 Date: circa 1934 Artifact Discovered by: Jeff Weldon Continued Description: 25 lb. Power Keg - Atlas Power Company |
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| (9-011) - Close-up view of Power Keg found along Bouquet Reservoir. |
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| (5-035) - Los Angeles Gas and Electric Corporation Book of Standards. |
Notes Artifact Photo ID: 5-035 & 5-036 Date: 1930s Artifact Submitted by Tom Parker (4/05) Continued Description: Book of Standards - Electric Distribution Department - Los Angeles Gas and Electric Corporation. Hisotical Notes: Los Angeles Gas and Electric Corporation was one of the first electric utilities serving the City of Los Angeles. In 1937, the Bureau of of Power and Light merged with the Bureau of Water Works & Supply to become the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP). That same year DWP purchased LA Gas & Electric and became the sole electrical service provider to the City of Los Angeles. Click HERE to see more in First Electricity in Los Angeles. |
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| (5-036) - Electric Distribution Book of Standards used by LA Gas & Electric (later by DWP) in the 1930s. Click HERE to see more on LA Gas & Electric Corporation. |
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(5-001) - Porcelain Iinsutlator used by Power Distribution for overhead high voltage lines.
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Notes Artifact Photo ID: 5-001 Date: Artifact Submitted by: Tom Parker, Power Distribution Description: Overhead Porcelain Insulator used by Power Distribution for high voltage lines. |
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| (5-047) - Cross section of an Underground 230kV Cable with Optical Fiber used on the Toluca-Hollywood Transmission Line 3. |
Notes Artifact Photo ID: 5-047 Date: 1980s(?) Artifact Submitted by: Jeff Weldon (2/07) Description: LADWP Toluca Hollywood Line 3, 230kV 1c 2500kCM XLPE Cable with Optical Fiber Unit - Sumitomo Electric U.S.A. |
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