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Arrival of Relief Supplies in Santa Paula
Scene showing the arrival of relief supplies to Santa Paula after the Saint Francis Dam Flood. Three trucks are in the center foreground on a dirt road, piled high with relief supplies that tied to the bed of the trucks. A group of men are in the…
Ruins of Saint Francis Dam
A view of the ruins of the Saint Francis Dam. A portion of the dam, known as "The Tombstone," stands in the center, with other fragments of the dam below it on the right. Flooding is in the center and background, flowing along the canyon floor.…
Old Ridge Route Road Bridge
Outdoor scene showing the Old Ridge Route Road, where the bridge over the San Francisquito Creek was destroyed in the Saint Francis Dam Disaster. A highway is in the foreground with visible staining and gravel shoulders. A train track is on the left,…
Modern View of Walnut Bend
Outdoor scene showing a modern view of Walnut Bend. The area was heavily affected by the Saint Francis Dam flood. A road is in the right foreground, boarded by gravel shoulders. Rocks, trees, and shrubs, are on the left, alongside the gravel.…
Saint Francis Dam Ruins
Scene showing ruins of the Saint Francis Dam. Trees are in the foreground, surrounding a road in the center left. Powerlines are in the foreground to the left. Mountains are in the background and to the right.
Written on slide: "Note old water…
Written on slide: "Note old water…
Saint Francis Dam Reservoir Site
A view of the Saint Francis Dam Reservoir site. Canyon of the reservoir site is in the foreground, surrounded with greenery. A path is in the bottom right corner. Mountains are in the background.
Written on slide: "Old water line across center…
Written on slide: "Old water line across center…
Saint Francis Dam Ruins
A view of the ruins of the Saint Francis Dam. Rubble and debris of the dam fill the foreground. A road is in the background along the mountainside.
Ruins of the Saint Francis Dam
A view of the Saint Francis Dam Ruins. Ruins of the dam are in the foreground, surrounded by shrubs and greenery. A path on the mountain is on the right. Mountains are in the background.
Handwritten on slide: "Old water line still visible."
Handwritten on slide: "Old water line still visible."
San Francisquito Canyon, From Wingwall Remains
Outdoor scene looking up the San Francisquito Canyon from the Saint Francis Dam's wingwall remains. Wingwall remains are in the foreground to the right, on top of a part of the canyon. A part of a dirt path is on the left. Canyon is in the…
Saint Francis Dam Flood, Ruins of Old Ridge Route
A view of a section of the Old Ridge Route that was washed downstream during the Saint Francis Dam Flood. The section of the route, center, is in the foreground on the field. Two powerlines, left, are in the foreground, Mountains and trees are in the…
Concrete Slab From Old Ridge Route After Saint Francis Dam Flood
Outdoor scene showing a concrete slab from the Old Ridge Route that was washed downstream in the Saint Francis Dam Flood. Concrete slab, center, is in the foreground in the grassy fields. Two powerlines, left, are in the foreground. Trees and…
San Francisquito Canyon, Saint Francis Dam Wreckage
Outdoor scene showing a portion of the Saint Francis Dam wreckage at the San Francisquito Canyon. Shrubs and trees are in the foreground. A road is in the center foreground in between the canyon. Two power lines are in the background to the left. The…
Ruins of Saint Francis Dam
Outdoor scene showing the ruins of the Saint Francis Dam. Pieces of the ruins, rocks, and rubble are in the foreground, surrounded and within the shrubs. More ruins are in the background on a hill. An unidentified woman is in the background. She has…
Slide Area of Saint Francis Dam
Outdoor scene looking at the slide area of the Saint Francis Dam. Mountain with greenery where the slide area was is in the foreground. Rocks and shrubs are in the foreground and below the mountain.
Note written on slide: "Note possible…
Note written on slide: "Note possible…
Surviving Sycamore Tree After Saint Francis Dam Flood
An outdoor scene looking at a sycamore tree that the survived the Saint Francis Dam flood. The sycamore tree stands in a wired fenced field. A road is in the foreground next to the fenced field. A real estate sign partially blocks view of the…
Saint Francis Dam Site After 1978 Floods
Outdoor scene looking at the site of the Saint Francis Dam after the 1978 flooding. Water damage and discoloration is on the canyon in the foreground. Mountains are in the background.
Saint Francis Dam Ruins
Outdoor scene looking at the ruins of the Saint Francis Dam. Trees and shrubs are in the bottom foreground. The ruins of the dam are in the foreground, next to a path. Rock formations are within these ruins in the foreground. Another ruin of the dam…
Downstream Saint Francis Dam Wreckage
Outdoor showing the downstream wreckage of the Saint Francis Dam. Dam wreckage pieces are in the grass, going from the foreground to the background. A large dam wreckage and rock formation is in the background. A yellow car is parked by the trees in…
Walnut Bend West of Blue Cut
Outdoor scene showing Walnut Bend, which is west of Blue Cut, that was annihilated in the Saint Francis Dam Flood with water over the railroad. A highway is in the foreground to the right. Powerlines and bushes are in the background to the right.…
Site of Old Harry Carey Trading Post
Outdoor scene showing the site of the Old Harry Carey Trading Post at San Francisquito Canyon. Trees in a field are in the foreground. Powerlines are in the distance to the left.
Jane Hare, Niece of Dam Keeper, at Saint Francis Dam Ruins
A photo of Jane Hare, center, niece of the dam keeper of the Saint Francis Dam, sitting on the ruins of the dam. Hare has short curly red hair and is wearing sunglasses, a white turtleneck, gray cardigan, and blue jeans. Hare is sitting on top of a…
Saint Francis Dam Ruins
Outdoor scene showing the ruins of the Saint Francis Dam. Rubble of the ruins and rock formations are in the foreground, surrounding both sides of the gravel pathway. Trees and mountains are in the background.
View of Edison Camp at Ventura County Line
Outdoor scene looking at the site of the Edison camp, at the Ventura County line. Train tracks are in the bottom foreground. Trees and fields visible. A power line stands on the ground on the right. Mountains in the distance.
San Francisquito Canyon
Outdoor scene at the San Francisquito Canyon looking north at the wrecked wing wall of the Saint Francis Dam in the center. Shrubs and bushes in the foreground, going across the hillside. A power line stands in front of the wreckage to the right.…
Saint Francis Dam Reservoir Site
Outdoor scene looking at where the Saint Francis Reservoir site was located. Mountain is in foreground, where reservoir used to be. The old water line is across (horizontal) the center of the mountain towards the top.