Story and photos of the St Francis dam tragedy of 1928
p.1 #1Story and photos of the St Francis dam tragedy of 1928
A horrifying disaster, but the photos have a quality to them that impart a ghost like memorial to the event.
Over 400 perished - most probably way more as apparently migrant workers were deliberately excluded from the count.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-08-06/william-mulholland-st-francis-dam
Over 400 perished - most probably way more as apparently migrant workers were deliberately excluded from the count.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-08-06/william-mulholland-st-francis-dam
Aug 06, 2026 at 06:18 PM
p.1 #3Story and photos of the St Francis dam tragedy of 1928
Interesting topic:
St Francis Dam, CA (Wikipedia)
No paywall.
St Francis Dam, CA (Wikipedia)
No paywall.
Aug 06, 2026 at 09:43 PM
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p.1 #4Story and photos of the St Francis dam tragedy of 1928
A few additional sites with more info/photos with no paywalls:
https://damfailures.org/case-study/st-francis-dam-california-1928
https://www.library.ucla.edu/about/news/st-francis-dam-disaster/
https://www.geoinstitute.org/news/jazz-age-geotechnical-engineering-part-6-case-study-st-francis-dam-failure
California was the first state to license geologists because of its geologic hazards and potential impacts to public safety.
Glen (CA PG, CEG, CHG, retired)
https://damfailures.org/case-study/st-francis-dam-california-1928
https://www.library.ucla.edu/about/news/st-francis-dam-disaster/
https://www.geoinstitute.org/news/jazz-age-geotechnical-engineering-part-6-case-study-st-francis-dam-failure
California was the first state to license geologists because of its geologic hazards and potential impacts to public safety.
Glen (CA PG, CEG, CHG, retired)
Aug 07, 2026 at 01:04 AM
p.1 #5Story and photos of the St Francis dam tragedy of 1928
gregfountain wrote:
paywall.....
https://archive.is/v4Q2s
paywall.....
https://archive.is/v4Q2s
Aug 07, 2026 at 09:09 AM
p.1 #6Story and photos of the St Francis dam tragedy of 1928
In the 1950's my dad drove us to (or near) the site. Later in life I read much about William Mulholland, one the central characters of the disaster and also referenced in a great book tiled Cadillac Desert which is all about the western US water crisis.
https://www.amazon.com/Cadillac-Desert-Revised-Updated-Disappearing/dp/B078KGFJ2P/ref=sr_1_1?crid=989PVOWZD105&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ZA1ozJ71Wc7A4wIuXpl_IoAVaflzH1uoTzhsXTIMQHzO23atRxl3wtfThPK6137t1Gx-LyPwrYg7mfKxtEoThgghdb1l2JoJ1Eaq9Cq95RjndnGY9R6qi9pqfdaX3-qFv0u4Z1_grV_SJdP3mqm1bOrjcQTIdBea8ceYyqbBMyGodux1SLH9zi_x2DlHkiDBBUpm7WF-ztR0uhi_9tUksp6izeVpqit4Xl_GZhS3gRM.eIz6q7S-SWtX25B0NCISMF9gSNYGmnUmut7rAiEJBGo&dib_tag=se&keywords=book+cadillac+desert&qid=1787505454&sprefix=book+cadellac+desert%2Caps%2C252&sr=8-1
Dave
https://www.amazon.com/Cadillac-Desert-Revised-Updated-Disappearing/dp/B078KGFJ2P/ref=sr_1_1?crid=989PVOWZD105&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ZA1ozJ71Wc7A4wIuXpl_IoAVaflzH1uoTzhsXTIMQHzO23atRxl3wtfThPK6137t1Gx-LyPwrYg7mfKxtEoThgghdb1l2JoJ1Eaq9Cq95RjndnGY9R6qi9pqfdaX3-qFv0u4Z1_grV_SJdP3mqm1bOrjcQTIdBea8ceYyqbBMyGodux1SLH9zi_x2DlHkiDBBUpm7WF-ztR0uhi_9tUksp6izeVpqit4Xl_GZhS3gRM.eIz6q7S-SWtX25B0NCISMF9gSNYGmnUmut7rAiEJBGo&dib_tag=se&keywords=book+cadillac+desert&qid=1787505454&sprefix=book+cadellac+desert%2Caps%2C252&sr=8-1
Dave
Aug 23, 2026 at 11:26 AM