Boulder Canyon Project by Scattergood (4 results)

Stapled wraps. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized booklet with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The booklet is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The booklet covers have some lightish edge wear, rubbing and creasing. The text pages are mostly clean and bright. "The Boulder Canyon Project Act of 1928 authorized construction of a dam in Boulder, or Black, Canyon, construction of the All-American Canal to connect the Imperial and Coachella Valleys with the Colorado River, and divided the lower basin waters among the lower basin states. In addition, the act appropriated $165,000,000 for construction and stated the primary purposes of the project as flood control, improvement of navigation on the Colorado River, storage and delivery of water for reclamation and other beneficial uses, and generation of power. The Boulder Canyon Project Act became effective on June 25, 1929, following ratification of the Colorado River Compact by six of the seven states of the Colorado River Basin. Before work could start on the project, the Colorado River had to be diverted. To accomplish this, four tunnels, each 50 feet in diameter (which today could accommodate a 747 without the wings) , were drilled through the solid rock walls of Black Canyon." (National Archives).

Soft cover. Condition: Good. The Department of Water and Power City of Los Angeles, 1935. Stapled wraps. 5 x 8". 30 pp. Good. Rubbing, soiling and creases to the covers with small tears to the extremities. Previous owner's name in ink at the head of the front cover. Some stray ink marks to some of the inside pages. The binding is intact.

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1935 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 44 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English.

Condition: Fine. "The Colorado River, one of the largest inland water courses in the United States - running rampant through the ages, ever threatening and laying waste the farms and homes of California's fertile valleys - by man's ingenuity has been placed under control and transformed into the Southwest's greatest asset." - pg 5. This charming little booklet was authored by E.F. Scattergood, Chief Electrical Engineer and General Manager of the Los Angeles Bureau of Power and Light. It was published in L.A. by the local Department of Water and Power in 1935, the same year Boulder Dam (the centerpiece of the project) was dedicated by President Franklin Roosevelt. The thirty-page volume provides a history of the Boulder Canyon Project, a description of its general operations, and an analysis of its economic impact on Southern California. A centerfold pictorial view shows a relief map and schematic diagram of the electric transmission system between Boulder Dam and the city of Los Angeles. Source." Sheet Width (in) 7.75 Sheet Height (in) 5.25 Condition Description 30 pp. pamphlet with stapled binding and original blue paper wraps. Covers lightly worn and some rusting from the staples, but overall in very good condition.