Double-Compound Steam Engine "Sierra Nevada", Seaplane Anchorage vicinity, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA
Summary
Significance: A presently rare example of an engine representing, in general, an important stage in steam engineering and, specifically, a form of engine once widely used for ferryboat propulsion.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-6
Survey number: HAER CA-24
Building/structure dates: 1913 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1978 Demolished
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Moore & Scott Iron Works
Los Angeles District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Western Pacific Railroad
Jeffrey, Edward T
Location
Los Angeles, California, United States, 34.05223, -118.24368
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html