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Shows the break in the North head of the Parks Brush Dam on the Yuba River
Todd, John A., 1827-1899
1883 June 18
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In 1882 J.A. Todd was commissioned to take photographs documenting damaging effects of hydraulic mining to be used in the case of Edwards Woodruff v. the North Bloomfield Gravel Mining Company.
Written on mount: Complainants Exhibit Todd No. 17 No. 2900 U.S. Circuit Court, Cal. Edwards Woodruff v. North Bloomfield Gravel Mining Co. et al. Filed September 12, 1883 L.S.B. Sawyer, Clerk. Written on mount: Shows the break in the North head of the Parks Brush Dam on the Yuba River
Photographs Albumen prints
1 photograph : albumen print, mount 36 x 56 cm
Shows the break in the North head of the Parks Brush Dam on the Yuba River, 1883 June 18; Photographs of the effects of hydraulic mining in Nevada, Sutter, and Yuba counties, PC-RM-Todd; California Historical Society.
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Materials in this collection, which were created between 1882-1900, are in the public domain in the United States. Permission to publish or reproduce is not required.
Environmental degradation Hydraulic mining Dams
Sawyer, Lorenzo, 1820-1891 Woodruff, Edwards North Bloomfield Gravel Mining Company
California
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