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Big Creek, Florence Lake Dam

Description: Big Creek, Florence Lake Dam - Record photo showing location of 10 trial areas of light repellent paint on Arch No. 12. [they are: #1 Muraltone Masonry Paint - General Paint Co., #2 Reynolds Metal Composition Powder - Holladay & Chase, #3 Socony Synthetic White Enamel - Socony Paint Products, #4 White Traffic Paint - W. P. Fuller Paint Co., #5 Arco Synite-white-No.254 W 101 - Arco Co. of California, #6 Caladium No. 101 - Premier Oil & Lead Works, #7 Cementine White - Mathews Paint Co., #8 Dupont White Resin Emulsion Paint - E. I. Dupont de Nemours & Co., #9 Special Silver gray Roof Paint - Holladay & Chase, #10 Thermo Oyster Gray Roofing Paint - Royal Product Co. The remainder of the arch is painted with Pabco aluminum.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 5/8/1943
Call number: photCL SCE 02 - 24876
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