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[Nine men and a small dam?] - Early photography, Public domain image

[Nine men and a small dam?] - Early photography, Public domain image

Photograph. This record contains unverified data from caption card.

Dam at Adams Bag Co., Chagrin Falls, Ohio

Dam at Adams Bag Co., Chagrin Falls, Ohio

Photograph shows water cascading over spillway of dam in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, with stone buildings of the Adams Bag Co. in the background. Forms part of: Wittemann Collection (Library of Congress).

[Dam and railroad trestle, Ann Arbor, Mich.]

[Dam and railroad trestle, Ann Arbor, Mich.]

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, water, historic structure, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Wachusett Dam - boulders in the excavation, Feb. 12, 1901

Wachusett Dam - boulders in the excavation, Feb. 12, 1901

Construction of the Clinton-Wachusett sewage and water supply system, Massachusetts.

First barge loaded with supplies leaving Dallas port for the first dock and dam on the Trinity River, Texas. Barge drawn by Burk & Co. boat

First barge loaded with supplies leaving Dallas port for the first doc...

H76672 U.S. Copyright Office. Photo by Clogenson. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Texas Trinity R.; Barges; Shelf.

Dam site #2, Heffern Mining Co.

Dam site #2, Heffern Mining Co.

H128287 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; West Coast Art Co.; June 12, 1909; DLC/PP-1909:43825. Copyright claimant's address: Los Angeles, Cal.

Arrowrock Dam, [Idaho] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Arrowrock Dam, [Idaho] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Roosevelt Dam, [Arizona] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Roosevelt Dam, [Arizona] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Drawing of the downstream side of Eastwood's proposed Big Meadows Dam, 1912 (Institute Archives and Special Collections, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Drawing of the downstream side of Eastwood's proposed Big Meadows Dam,...

Illustration shows an artist's rendering of Eastwood's multi-arched type dam with reservoir. Illus. in: Building the ultimate dam : John S. Eastwood and the control of water in the West / Donald C. Jackson. La... More

Drawings of Eastwood's Big Bear Valley Dam, including a plan, an elevation, and a cross section of a buttress (Engineering News, 1913)

Drawings of Eastwood's Big Bear Valley Dam, including a plan, an eleva...

Illus. in: Building the ultimate dam : John S. Eastwood and the control of water in the West / Donald C. Jackson. Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, c1995, p. 101.

Water entering 46th St. Dam - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Water entering 46th St. Dam - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain...

Public domain photograph of industrial building, factory, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Little Chute Lock & Dam, Lock Shelter at Combined Locks, Between Waste Weir & Canal, North of Upper Lock, Little Chute, Outagamie County, WI

Little Chute Lock & Dam, Lock Shelter at Combined Locks, Between Waste...

Significance: The lock shelter provides shelter for the lockkeeper while on active duty. In addition, the lock shelter provides office space and first aid facilities for office personnel. As such the lock shelt... More

Yellowstone National Park: Auto above Shoshone dam

Yellowstone National Park: Auto above Shoshone dam

Photo copyrighted by J.E. Haynes, St. Paul. No copyright renewal. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: National Parks; Autos 1917.

Wilson Dam, Oct., 1925, Panoramic Photograph

Wilson Dam, Oct., 1925, Panoramic Photograph

J279322 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; George Lee Bracey; November 2, 1925. Copyright claimant's address: Florence, Ala. Neg. no. 15.

Olmos Dam. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Olmos Dam. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Photograph shows the long arched face of the Olmos Dam, constructed to retain flood waters from the San Antonio River. Illus. in: San Antonio. San Antonio, Texas : NIC TENGG, [1928], p. 11.

Wheeler dam and powerhouse. Detail of reception room, Wheeler control building. For general view and description see K 1587.

Wheeler dam and powerhouse. Detail of reception room, Wheeler control ...

Public domain photograph of Alabama in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Lockhouse at Dam 5, 106.8 miles above tidewater, Williamsport, Washington County, MD

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Lockhouse at Dam 5, 106.8 miles above tidewat...

Survey number: HABS MD-790 Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Norris Dam and powerhouse. View of reception room at the TVA's (Tennessee Valley Authority) first project which was experimental and somewhat small compared to visitors' traffic in peacetime. Guard sits behind special desk with raised rim, used by visitors when they register. Large window behind guard looks out over switchyard and over route taken by visitors upon completion of their inspection trip

Norris Dam and powerhouse. View of reception room at the TVA's (Tennes...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bureau, office furniture, desk, chair, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Pickwick Dam. Downstream view of first two units of powerhouse. Intended for an eventual length of six, it has been extended to four units since photograph was taken. Assembly and repair bay surmounted by offices and reception facilities, in left end. Concrete shows ordinary formwork composed of tongue-and-groove boards, whereas most TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) projects make use of special formwork described in connection with Guntersville powerhouse

Pickwick Dam. Downstream view of first two units of powerhouse. Intend...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of a factory, warehouse, commercial or industrial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Demountable employee housing. Group of construction workers' houses, built on demountable principle, on a dam construction project in North Carolina. Some of these houses are on their third location since they were first built in Alabama and hauled approximately 300 miles in sections

Demountable employee housing. Group of construction workers' houses, b...

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Guntersville Dam and powerhouse. Generator hall. Roof is supported by trusses with arched bottom chords, concealed by ceiling made up of asbestos boards on steel furring. Ceiling also serves as insulation and plenum chamber and permits recessing of highbay reflectors which are louvered at bottom to eliminate glare. These reflectors furnish the main working light and throw the generators upon which they are concentrated into strong relief; general illumination of the space comes from indirect reflectors concealed behind the crane relief and turned towards the ceiling. Floor is ceramic tile; wall, glazed structural tile up to ceiling, but of lighter color above crane rail

Guntersville Dam and powerhouse. Generator hall. Roof is supported by ...

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Hiwassee Dam and powerhouse. This plant is in a remote location and has relatively few visitors. The reception is correspondingly small. Its scheme of lighting may be noted. The round holes in the ceiling conceal "downlight" units which concentrate strong direct light on persons and objects from invisible sources. Background lighting is supplied from tubular units laid in coves along two sides of the room which throw light chiefly on the upper part of the walls and the light colored portion of the ceiling. Visible light fixtures are combined with air conditioning outlets and are decorative only. A large window along the left side of the room permits observation of the control room

Hiwassee Dam and powerhouse. This plant is in a remote location and ha...

Public domain photograph of North Carolina in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hiwassee Dam and powerhouse. Open overlook just off the highway leading across the top of dam. Grading and planting incomplete. Note interesting concrete benches. Overlook shelter at extreme left of photograph

Hiwassee Dam and powerhouse. Open overlook just off the highway leadin...

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Chickamauga Dam, Tennessee. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

Chickamauga Dam, Tennessee. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

The Chickamauga Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Tennessee River in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It is one of nine dams in the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) system, and was completed in 1940. The dam is named af... More

A black and white photo of a group of people - FSA / Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a group of people - FSA / Office of War Inf...

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Coulee Dam, Wash., 3-27-35, Long view panoramic photograph

Coulee Dam, Wash., 3-27-35, Long view panoramic photograph

J 16507 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Chas. A. Libby & Son; April 8, 1935; DLC/PP-1935:48025. On front: "Chas. A. Libby & Son, Spokane, Wn., 5851." Landmarks labeled on image. On front under title: "... More

Guntersville, Ala. 1935-40? The Tennessee Valley Authority dam powerhouse

Guntersville, Ala. 1935-40? The Tennessee Valley Authority dam powerho...

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General view of the dam at Berwyn, Maryland

General view of the dam at Berwyn, Maryland

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s industrial development, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Completed stock water dam which will benefit ranch in background. Pennington County, South Dakota

Completed stock water dam which will benefit ranch in background. Penn...

Public domain photograph of water reservoir, lake, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Construction on the dam at Greenbelt, Maryland

Construction on the dam at Greenbelt, Maryland

Public domain photograph of construction site, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Stock water dam. Chadron, Nebraska

Stock water dam. Chadron, Nebraska

Public domain photograph - historical image of Nebraska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Coulee Dam, Wash., M.W.A.K. Co. Contr's

Coulee Dam, Wash., M.W.A.K. Co. Contr's

J 18577 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Chas. A. Libby & Son; March 17, 1936. Landmarks labeled on image. On front: "#8319. Chas. A. Libby & Son, Spokane, Wash., 3-5-'36."

Drought committee visits a stock water dam near Gillette, Wyoming

Drought committee visits a stock water dam near Gillette, Wyoming

Picryl description: Public domain image of field, irrigation, agriculture, water, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Alabama. Farmers during Great Depression. A black and white photo of people in a field.

Alabama. Farmers during Great Depression. A black and white photo of p...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of farming, farmer, agriculture, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Mormon Flat Dam with double-gated spillway on right side on the Salt River, Maricopa County, Arizona]

[Mormon Flat Dam with double-gated spillway on right side on the Salt ...

3158. Public domain photograph of electric power generation, power lines, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph of electric power plant, generation, free ... More

Transmission towers in the switchyard of TVA's Chickamauga Dam, near Chattanooga, Tenn.

Transmission towers in the switchyard of TVA's Chickamauga Dam, near C...

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Central tower from which cable buckets carry materials used in the construction of Shasta dam, California

Central tower from which cable buckets carry materials used in the con...

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[Men working on telephone lines, probably near a TVA dam hydroelectric plant]

[Men working on telephone lines, probably near a TVA dam hydroelectric...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a hydroelectric dam, industrial facility, power generation, water cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a lake, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of a lake, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograp...

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Shasta dam under construction, California

Shasta dam under construction, California

11671-31. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

Transmission towers in the switchyard of TVA's Chickamauga Dam, near Chattanooga, Tenn.

Transmission towers in the switchyard of TVA's Chickamauga Dam, near C...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a power dam, cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Central tower from which materials used in construction of Shasta Dam are distributed. Shasta County, California

Central tower from which materials used in construction of Shasta Dam ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a mine, mining, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Shasta Dam under construction. Shasta County, California

Shasta Dam under construction. Shasta County, California

Public domain photograph - 1930s California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

California photographs - Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information Photograph.

California photographs - Farm Security Administration / Office of War ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Roosevelt Dam showing small amount of impounded water because of extended drought. This is the main source of water for irrigation in the Salt River Valley. Gila County, Arizona

Roosevelt Dam showing small amount of impounded water because of exten...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a power dam, cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Main irrigation ditches follow the hillsides from Roosevelt Dam. Gila County, Arizona

Main irrigation ditches follow the hillsides from Roosevelt Dam. Gila ...

Public domain photograph related to Theodore Roosevelt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Old copy of El Paso Morning Times, about 1914, describing advantages of Elephant Butte Dam project and agricultural possibilities of Las Cruces and Mesilla Valley under irrigation. The paper was found on the walls of an abandoned house at Georgetown, New Mexico

Old copy of El Paso Morning Times, about 1914, describing advantages o...

Public domain photograph of Washington DC, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Central Valley reclamation project, Kennett Division, Calif., Shasta Dam cable way head tower

Central Valley reclamation project, Kennett Division, Calif., Shasta D...

Photograph shows the cable head tower during construction of the Shasta Dam on the Sacramento River in California. CV K-1813.

Some of the business enterprises at Central Valley, California. This section of the town has lost business because the main highway was rerouted and left it stranded. Central Valley is one of the boom towns near Shasta Dam

Some of the business enterprises at Central Valley, California. This s...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, warehouse, depot, train station, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Main street of Summit City, California, boom town near Shasta Dam

Main street of Summit City, California, boom town near Shasta Dam

Public domain photograph of a history of California, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tourist courts are widely used as temporary accomodations for workers at Shasta Dam as well as the business people who have come in. Project City, California

Tourist courts are widely used as temporary accomodations for workers ...

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A black and white photo of a dump truck. Great Depression FFSA / OWI Negatives

A black and white photo of a dump truck. Great Depression FFSA / OWI N...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a quarry, mine, excavation, or mining site, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Boulder Dam. Nevada - safety film negatives, Library of Congress

Boulder Dam. Nevada - safety film negatives, Library of Congress

Picryl description: Public domain image of a power dam, cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Construction workers on front porch of commissary, Shasta Dam. Shasta County, California

Construction workers on front porch of commissary, Shasta Dam. Shasta ...

Public domain photograph - 1930s California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Construction contractor's camp. Shasta Dam, Shasta County, California

Construction contractor's camp. Shasta Dam, Shasta County, California

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Many miles of the Southern Pacific railroad had to be enrouted and new tunnels and track constructed to take care of impounding of water by Shasta Dam. Shasta County, California

Many miles of the Southern Pacific railroad had to be enrouted and new...

Public domain photograph of the 1930s, United States, cars, streets, John Kennedy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bulldozer at work at Shasta Dam, Shasta County, California

Bulldozer at work at Shasta Dam, Shasta County, California

Public domain photograph of California in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hired help building a dam for a reservoir to water cattle and livestock on Tom Reed farm. Lexington, Nebraska

Hired help building a dam for a reservoir to water cattle and livestoc...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a farmer worker, 20th-century dust bowl, great depression era, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Truck driver. Shasta Dam, Shasta County, California

Truck driver. Shasta Dam, Shasta County, California

Public domain photograph of California in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Workman in surveying crew at Shasta Dam, Shasta County, California

Workman in surveying crew at Shasta Dam, Shasta County, California

Public domain photograph - California, United States, World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Worker. Shasta Dam, Shasta County, California

Worker. Shasta Dam, Shasta County, California

Public domain photograph of California in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Checking work at Shasta Dam, Shasta County, California

Checking work at Shasta Dam, Shasta County, California

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a worker, construction, carpenter, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Powerhouse. Bonneville Dam, Oregon

Powerhouse. Bonneville Dam, Oregon

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, railroad structure, train viaduct, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A group of men standing on top of a boat. Office of War Information Photograph

A group of men standing on top of a boat. Office of War Information Ph...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Farm Security Administration (1937-1942). The photographs of the Farm S... More

Watts Bar Dam, Tennessee. Tennessee Valley Authority. Workers crossing the dam

Watts Bar Dam, Tennessee. Tennessee Valley Authority. Workers crossing...

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Tennessee Valley Authority. Watts Bar Dam hydroelectric plant. A coupling between a turbine and a generator shaft at TVA's hydroelectric plant at Watts Bar Dam on the Tennessee River. Located 530 miles above the mouth of the Tennessee River, the dam has an authorized power installation of 90,000 kilowatts, which can be increased to a possible ultimate of 150,000 kilowatts. The reservoir at the dam adds 370,000 acre feet of water to controlled storage on the Tennessee River system

Tennessee Valley Authority. Watts Bar Dam hydroelectric plant. A coupl...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a power dam, cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Power and conservation. Chickamauga Dam, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Generator hall of the powerhouse at the TVA's Chickamauga Dam. The dam, located near Chattanooga, 471 miles above the mouth of the Tennessee River, has an authorized power installation of 81,000 kilowatts, which can be increased to a possible ultimate of 108,000 kilowatts. The reservoir at the dam adds 377,000 acre feet of water to controlled storage on the Tennessee River system. The power that goes out over its 154,000 volt transmission line serves many useful domestic, agricultural and industrial uses

Power and conservation. Chickamauga Dam, Tennessee Valley Authority (T...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a power dam, cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Wheeler Dam, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Transformers

Wheeler Dam, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Transformers

Picryl description: Public domain image of a power station, dam, electric generator, industrial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Shasta Dam, Shasta County, California. One side of the dam under construction

Shasta Dam, Shasta County, California. One side of the dam under const...

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Tennessee Valley Authority. Construction of Douglas Dam. A concrete mixer and the cranes that serve it at TVA's new Douglas Dam on the French Broad River. This dam will be 161 feet high and 1,682 feet long, with a 31,600 acre reservoir area extending forty-three miles upstream. With a useful storage capacity of approximately 1,330,000 acre-feet this reservoir will make possible the addition of nearly 100,000 kilowatts of continuous power to the TVA system in dry years and almost 170,000 kilowatts in the average year

Tennessee Valley Authority. Construction of Douglas Dam. A concrete mi...

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Wilson Dam, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Safety meeting

Wilson Dam, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Safety meeting

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Wheeler Dam, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Generator

Wheeler Dam, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Generator

Picryl description: Public domain image of a power station, dam, electric generator, industrial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Tennessee Valley Authority power and conservation. Fort Loudoun Dam construction. A pipe fitter measures up and squares up as a new pipeline is fitted at the Fort Loudoun Dam, furthest upstream of the TVA's Tennessee River projects. Scheduled for closure and first storage of water early in 1943, this dam will create a 15,000-acre lake reaching fifty-five miles upstream to the city of Knoxville. The reservoir will have a useful storage capacity of 126,000 acre-feet. Power installation of 64,000 kilowatts is authorized, with a possible ultimate of 96,000 kilowatts

Tennessee Valley Authority power and conservation. Fort Loudoun Dam co...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a power dam, cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Fort Loudon [i.e., Loudoun] Dam, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Construction work

Fort Loudon [i.e., Loudoun] Dam, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority...

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Shasta Dam, Shasta County, California. Head tower. The cables which operate from this tower to several tail towers carry cable cars and buckets which supply materials to the construction areas of the dam

Shasta Dam, Shasta County, California. Head tower. The cables which op...

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Norris Dam, Tennessee - safety film negatives, Library of Congress

Norris Dam, Tennessee - safety film negatives, Library of Congress

Picryl description: Public domain image of a power dam, cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Douglas Dam, Tennessee. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Welder's helper

Douglas Dam, Tennessee. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Welder's hel...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Cherokee Dam, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Gantry crane and spillway

Cherokee Dam, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Gantry cra...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a power station, dam, electric generator, industrial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Norris Dam, Tennessee. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Transmission tower

Norris Dam, Tennessee. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Transmission ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a power dam, cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Friant Dam, Central Valley Reclamation Project, Calif. Panoramic view of downstream face of dam showing structure complete except for drum gates and control valves and miscellaneous installations

Friant Dam, Central Valley Reclamation Project, Calif. Panoramic view ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a power dam, cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Cherokee Dam, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Spillway

Cherokee Dam, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Spillway

Picryl description: Public domain image of a power dam, cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Watts Bar Dam, Tennessee. Tennessee Valley Authority. Construction

Watts Bar Dam, Tennessee. Tennessee Valley Authority. Construction

Picryl description: Public domain image of a power dam, cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a bridge over a river. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a bridge over a river. Office of War Inform...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, water, historic structure, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Fort Loudon [i.e., Loudoun] Dam, Tennessee. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Construction at night

Fort Loudon [i.e., Loudoun] Dam, Tennessee. Tennessee Valley Authority...

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Fort Loudon [i.e., Loudoun] Dam, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). A lock under construction

Fort Loudon [i.e., Loudoun] Dam, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority...

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Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Construction of Douglas Dam. "Big Pete" Ramagos, rigger at the TVA's new Douglas Dam on the French Broad River, served overseas in the last war, with the 90th Division, 345th machine gun company. He is a Greek who speaks with a Southern drawl. This dam will be 161 feet high and 1,682 feet long, with a 31,600 acre reservoir area extending forty-three miles upstream. With a useful storage capacity of approximately 1,330,000 acre-feet, this reservoir will make possible the addition of nearly 100,000 kilowatts of continuous power to the TVA in dry years and almost 170,000 kilowatts in the average year

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Construction of Douglas Dam. "Big Pe...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a power dam, cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Douglas Dam, Tennessee. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Workman

Douglas Dam, Tennessee. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Workman

Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Fort Loudon [i.e., Loudoun] Dam, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Workman munching a sandwich while operating a drilling machine

Fort Loudon [i.e., Loudoun] Dam, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a farmer, 1930s, 20th-century dust bowl era, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Shasta Dam, Shasta County, California. Workman on the porch of the commissary

Shasta Dam, Shasta County, California. Workman on the porch of the com...

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Wilson Dam, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Engineers discuss blueprints

Wilson Dam, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Engineers disc...

Public domain photograph of the United States military and military-industrial complex before World War Two, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Shasta Dam, Shasta County, California. Dump truck

Shasta Dam, Shasta County, California. Dump truck

Public domain photograph of California in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Grand Coulee Dam, Columbia Basin Reclamation Project, Wash. Looking down the face of the dam from the roadway on top. Men are riding a skip to the area to be repaired

Grand Coulee Dam, Columbia Basin Reclamation Project, Wash. Looking do...

Public domain photograph of historic place in Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tennessee Valley Authority. Transmission line towers and high-tension lines that carry current generated at the TVA's hydroelectric plant at Wilson Dam. Located near Sheffield, Alabama, 260 miles above the mouth of the Tennessee River, the dam has an authorized power installation of 288,000 kilowatts, which can be increased to a possible ultimate of 444,000 kilowatts. The reservoir at the dam adds 377,000 acre-feet of water to controlled storage on the Tennessee River system

Tennessee Valley Authority. Transmission line towers and high-tension ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a power dam, cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Tennessee Valley Authority power and conservation. Fort Loudoun Dam construction. Steel sheet piling of the cofferdam wall at Fort Loudoun Dam, furthest upstream of the TVA's main Tennessee River projects. Scheduled for closure and first storage of water early in 1943, this dam will create a 15,000-acre lake reaching fifty-five miles upstream to the city of Knoxville. The reservoir will have a useful storage capacity of 126,000 acre-feet. Power installation of 64,000 kilowatts is authorized, with a possible ultimate of 96,000 kilowatts

Tennessee Valley Authority power and conservation. Fort Loudoun Dam co...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a power dam, cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Tennessee Valley Authority. Construction of Douglas Dam. "Big Pete" Ramogos, rigger at TVA's new Douglas Dam on the French Broad River. Served overseas in the last war with the ninetieth Division, 345th Machine Gun Company. A Greek who speaks with a Southern drawl. This dam will be 161 feet high and 1,682 feet long with 31,600 acre reservoir area extending forty-three miles upstream. With a useful storage capacity of approximately 1,330,000 acre-feet this reservoir will make possible the addition of nearly 100,000 kilowatts of continuous power to the TVA system in dry years and almost 170,000 kilowatts in the average year

Tennessee Valley Authority. Construction of Douglas Dam. "Big Pete" R...

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Tennessee Valley Authority power and conservation. Fort Loudoun Dam construction. Working inside the sheet steel wall of the cofferdam at the new Fort Loudoun Dam, Furthest upstream of the TVA's main Tennessee River projects. Scheduled for closure and first storage of water early in 1943, this dam will create a 15,000-acre lake reaching fifty-five miles upstream to the city of Knoxville. The reservoir will have a useful storage capacity of 126,000 acre-feet. Power installation of 64,000 kilowatts is authorized, with a possible ultimate of 96,000 kilowatts. Note safety precautions in the form of life preservers strapped to the backs of these workers

Tennessee Valley Authority power and conservation. Fort Loudoun Dam co...

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Wilson Dam, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Dentist uses the X-ray on a TVA chemical worker

Wilson Dam, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Dentist uses t...

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Chickamauga Dam, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Switchyard

Chickamauga Dam, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Switchy...

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Wilson Dam, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Safety meeting

Wilson Dam, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Safety meeting

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Tennessee Valley Authority. Watts Bar Dam hydroelectric plant. A sledge hammer in the hands of a husky ironworker at TVA's Watts Bar steam plant. This plant will supplement the big hydroelectric installations at Watts Bar Dam, which has an authorized output of 90,000 kilowatts, and a possible ultimate of 150,000 kilowatts. Each of the four big turbo-generators in the steam plant is rated at 60,000 kilowatts

Tennessee Valley Authority. Watts Bar Dam hydroelectric plant. A sledg...

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