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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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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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