Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Lower bracket of the 30,000 kilowatt waterwheel generator which Westinghouse Electric Company is manufacturing for the Watts Bar Dam of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), from underneath, showing hole through which the shaft is passed. The bracket supports the thrust bearing on which rests the entire rotating mechanism of the generator. It has eight arms which bear the brunt of the generator's weight. The bracket weighs 107,500 pounds
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Public domain photograph of Pennsylvania in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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Date
01/01/1943
Contributors
Collins, Marjory, 1912-1985, photographer
Location
Pittsburgh (Pa.), 40.44056, -79.99583
Source
Library of Congress
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No known restrictions. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html