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San Gorgonio Mountain Pass. California, USA

HURN, David

San Gorgonio Mountain Pass. California, USA
Image: © David Hurn / Magnum Photos / Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
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Full title: San Gorgonio Mountain Pass. 4000 wind turbines produce enough electricity annually to serve Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Palm Desert and the entire Coachella Valley. The windmills were built in 1982 and effective due to the continuous high wind speeds in the pass.

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Collection

Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales

Item Number

NMW A 56940

Creation/Production

HURN, David
Date: 1991

Acquisition

Gift, 25/4/2017
Donated by David Hurn, 2017

Techniques

Digital Pigment Print

Material

Archival paper

Location

In store
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  • Active In The 21St Century
  • Art And Design Movements
  • Fine Art
  • Hurn David
  • Industry And Work
  • Landscape
  • Landscape Features
  • Mountains
  • Photograph
  • Road
  • Travel And Transport
  • Windmill
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