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Explore the 1928 collapse of the St. Francis Dam, the second deadliest disaster in California history. A colossal engineering and human failure, the dam was built by William Mulholland, a self-taught engineer who ensured the growth of Los Angeles by bringing the city water via aqueduct. The catastro...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: WGBH Educational Foundation (Producer)
Other Authors: Harrold, Emily (Producer), Braugher, Andre (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: [San Francisco, California, USA] : PBS, 2022.
Kanopy Streaming, 2022.
Subjects:
Mulholland, William, > 1855-1935.
Saint Francis Dam (Calif.)
Floods > California > Santa Clara River.
Water-supply > California > Los Angeles > History.
Documentary films
Engineering
History
Science
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Kanopy)
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Summary:Explore the 1928 collapse of the St. Francis Dam, the second deadliest disaster in California history. A colossal engineering and human failure, the dam was built by William Mulholland, a self-taught engineer who ensured the growth of Los Angeles by bringing the city water via aqueduct. The catastrophe killed more than 400 people and destroyed millions of dollars of property.
Physical Description:1 online resource (streaming video file) (53 minutes): .flv file, sound