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Mulholland/Scattergood Virtual Museum

Power		Water
Electricity in Early Los Angeles Electricity on the Aqueduct First Municipal Power Pole St. Francis Dam Disaster Ezra Scattergood Biography Construction of Hoover Dam Early Power Generation Early Power Transmission Early Power Substations Early Station Operations Early Distribution Stations Early Power Distribution Early Los Angeles Streetlights		Water in Early Los Angeles Zanjeros: 1781-1903 Zanja Madre - LA's Original Aqueduct Municipal Ownership - 1902 Fred Eaton and William Mulholland William Mulholland Biography Three Fathers of the LA Aqueduct The Story of the LA Aqueduct Construction of the LA Aqueduct LA Aqueduct Opening Ceremony Metropolitan Water District Colorado River Aqueduct Mulholland-Colorado Aqueduct
	Special Interest

Early Load Dispatch Early Test Lab Early Machine Shop Early Boylston St. Yard Early Tree Trimming Early DWP Inventions Early Addressograph Section Other DWP Historical Photos Mystery History Construction of the GOB

Historical LADWP Facts & Figures DWP - Name Change Chronology Early Commercial Section Early DWP Branch Offices LADWP Facts and Figures Museum Artifacts: 1A 1B 1C 1D Early DWP & SCE Marketing Early Municipal Water and Power Ads Early DWP Board and Management Water and Power Institutional History

Second LA Aqueduct - 1970 Early LA Waterworks System Early LA Water Reservoirs Early Water Construction Early Water Engineering and Staff Early Water Quality Early Ducommun Yard Water Dept's Original Building Mulholland Dam-Hollywood Reservoir William Mulholland Monuments

Historical Collections

Andrae B. Nordskog Collection Homer A. Halverson Collection DWP Board Reports (1911-1918) DWP Oral Histories (Power System) DWP Oral Histories (A-Z Listing)

Catherine Mulholland Collection Feather River Project Association DWP Board Reports (1919-1925) DWP Oral Histories (LA Aqueduct) DWP Oral Histories (Joint System)

Samuel B. Nelson Collection Duane L. Georgeson Papers DWP Board Reports (1926-1934) DWP Oral Histories (Water System) DWP Oral Histories (General)

Los Angeles Historical Photos

Early City Views (1800s) Historical Bldgs (1800s) Early Hollywood (1850 - 1920) Early San Fernando Mission Early Los Angeles Plaza Early Views of North Main Street Main, Spring and 9th Streets Early LA Programmatic-Style Bldgs. Ealy LA Drive-in Restaurants Early Amusement Parks Baseball in Early Los Angeles Aviation in Early Los Angeles Early Views of LA Gas Stations History of LA Streetlights Smog in Early Los Angeles

Early City Views (1900 - 1925) Historical Bldgs (1900 - 1925) Early Views of Hollywood (1920 +) Early Views of the San Fernando Valley SF Valley Street Name Origins SF Valley Communities Name Origins. Historical Timeline of Los Angeles Los Angeles River - The Unpredictable Water in Early Los Angeles Pueblo to Metropolis - Water in LA Early Views of Santa Catalina Island California Historical Landmarks in LA Early Views of Mt. Lowe Railway Early San Pedro and Wilmington Early Views of Poundcake Hill

Early City Views (1925 +) Historical Bldgs (1925 +) Early Views of West Hollywood Early Views of Hollywood Bowl Early Views of Cahuenga Pass Early Views of Pasadena Early Views of Santa Monica Early Views of Glendale Early Views of Westwood Early Views of Beverly Hills Early Views of UCLA Early Views of USC Miracle Mile (1920s & 1930s) Miracle Mile Views (1938+) Wilshire and Fairfax, Early Views

Newest Additions

Poundcake Hill was the site of Los Angeles' first High School. It was also the location of several other prominent historical buildings over the years. Check out our newest section titled: Early Views of Poundcake Hill

 

How much has Los Angeles air quality improved since the 1940s? Find out in our Smog in Early Los Angeles Section.

 

Also, check out some of our more recent additions:

Early Views of Beverly Hills	Ealy LA Drive-in Restaurants	Early Views of West Hollywood
Early Views of LA Gas Stations	Early LA Programmatic-Style Buildings	Early Views of Cahuenga Pass

 

New Search Index

A new SEARCH INDEX has been added to help navigate through the thousands of topics and images found in our Virtual Museum. Try it out for a test run.

 

Click HERE for Search Index

 

 

Mystery History

Test your knowledge of Los Angeles History by visiting our Mystery History Section.

 

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