Watts Bar steam plant. General view of the plant still under construction. When finished, four turbines will generate 240,000 kva. Tall portion houses boilers, bunkers, and conveyor in a simple brick cube, ninety-odd feet tall, above ground and several stories below. Lower portion at right is turbine hall with glass brick upper part and corrugated transite spandrel above. Wing in front houses machine shop on first floor, offices on second. Main entrance is marked by large glazed opening with flagpole next to it, windowless portion to left of ot contains employee lockers and toilets
Summary
Original Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) number: K 2675.
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Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
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Date
01/01/1933
Location
rhea county
Source
Library of Congress
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