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Title	Folsom Water Power Company Power Canal
Date	1895
Description	The Folsom Water Power Company’s power canal runs toward the powerhouse of the Folsom State Prison in this circa 1895 photograph. The canal – built with granite harvested by Folsom prisoners – ran eight feet deep, was 40 feet wide on the bottom and 50 feet wide on the surface. It also ran along the entire frontage of the prison yard. The fall of the canal from the dam to the canal’s terminus in Folsom was 82 feet. The powerhouse with its vertical windows operated with six Laffel turbines. The prison’s guard towers can be seen in the upper, left of the photograph while, in the distance, are two rises, the nearest being China Hill.
Format	8 x 10 in.; b&w
Holding Institution	Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library
Rights	This image may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.). Copyright restrictions applying to the reproduction and use of this image are available from the Sacramento Public Library.
City/County	Folsom
Subjects	Rivers American River Prisons Folsom, California Dams Power Plants
Collection	Sacramento Room Photograph Collection
Identifying Number	2213b