Telegraph poles by Paul Strand
Illus. in: Camera Work, no. 48, October 1916, plate II. Paul Strand (October 16, 1890 – March 31, 1976) was an American photographer and filmmaker who began his career as a member of the Photo-Secession movement.
Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Closeups of turbine ma...
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U.S. Capitol power plant. Roof repairs of U.S. Capitol power plant VI
The original U.S. Capitol building, known as the "Old Capitol," was a small brick building that was completed in 1800. It served as the Capitol building until the current building was completed in the 1850s. Th... More
The Palestine Electric Corporation power plant. The P.E.C. Cemetery. M...
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Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Buzzard Point plant ex...
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Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Damaged turbine no. 3 ...
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Potomac Electric Power Co. miscellaneous. Exterior of PEPCO power plan...
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Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. No. 6A induced draft f...
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Potomac Electric Power Co. Alexandria plant. Drive shaft showing damag...
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Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. Damage, no. 4 turbine III
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Potomac Electric Power Co. Alexandria plant. Drive shaft showing damag...
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Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Piping shots at Buzzar...
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Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Crow's nest ladder at ...
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Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. New or second turbine ...
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U.S. Capitol power plant. Interior of U.S. Capitol plant III
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Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. Damage of machine III
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Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Damaged electric motor...
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Wheeler Dam and powerhouse. General view showing four generators of th...
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Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. Installation of generator st...
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Water from mountain streams is piped to hydroelectric plant at Brigham...
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Water from mountain streams is piped to hydroelectric plant at Brigham...
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Halftrac scout cars. It won't be long before this capable-looking engi...
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Production. Steam power plant equipment. Operator at the control valve...
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Tennessee Valley Authority. Watts Bar Dam hydroelectric plant. Checkin...
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Tennessee Valley Authority. Scroll case walls for two generators at a ...
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Tennessee Valley Authority. Watts Bar Dam hydroelectric plant. Install...
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Tennessee Valley Authority. Watts Bar Dam hydroelectric plant. An iron...
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Watts Bar Dam, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Transmiss...
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Conversion. Food machinery plant. Cutting of spouts for anti-tank guns...
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Tennessee Valley Authority. Transmission line towers and high-tension ...
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Production. Steam power plant equipment. Cylinder and piston of a 6,00...
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Tulsa, Oklahoma. Engine room of the power plant at the Tulsa station o...
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Tennessee Valley Authority. A generator winder works at the winding of...
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U.S. Capitol power plant. View on roof of U.S. Capitol power plant sho...
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Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. Flag raising ceremonies at P...
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U.S. Capitol power plant. Interior passageway of U.S. Capitol power pl...
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Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. 50,000 watt generator at Ben...
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Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. Exterior of Benning plant II
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Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Damaged parts of gener...
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Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Damaged parts of gener...
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Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Damaged parts of gener...
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Potomac Electric Power Co. Alexandria plant. Damaged shaft III
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Idlewild International Airport. Power plant, general view II
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Haddam Neck Nuclear Power Plant, 115-kV Building , 362 Injun Hollow Ro...
Significance: The Haddam Neck Nuclear Power Plant was one of the earliest commercial-scale nuclear power stations in the United States, and was eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. The 115 kV... More
Nuclear power plant - Public domain scan of drawing
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More
Boats and power plant at Moss Landing, California
The most notable landmark here is the Moss Landing Power Plant. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmit... More
Morony Hydroelectric Facility, Morony-to-Rainbow 100 kV Transmission L...
Significance: The transmission line played an integral role in the growth of Montana's electrical and mining industries in the first half of the twentieth century. Its construction enabled the transmission of h... More
Theodore Roosevelt Dam, Power Plant, Salt River, Tortilla Flat, Marico...
Survey number: HAER AZ-6-A Building/structure dates: 1906- 1908 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 100001454
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 71, Power Plant Engi...
Significance: Building 71 is part of the Power Plant Laboratory Complex, the site of essential aircraft engine research and development, particularly during the 1930s and '40s. It was the location of Wright Fi... More
Hardy Hydroelectric Plant, Intake Tower, 6928 East Thirty-sixth Street...
Significance: The tower is part of the Hardy Hydroelectric Plant, built in the early 1930s as a link in Consumers Power Company's system of electric power generation. In designing and building Hardy, the compan... More
Washington Terminal Company Power Plant, First Avenue Northeast, Washi...
Significance: This steam power plant was torn down to make way for the Washington "Metro" subway system. It was originally constructed to provide heat and electric power for Union Station, and compressed air f... More
Dam No. 4 Hydroelectric Plant, Potomac River, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co...
Significance: Each plant epitomized the predominant low head hydroelectric technology in use at the time of its construction, Dam 4 uses tandem, multiple-runner, horizontal shaft turbines connected by rope driv... More
Dam No. 4 Hydroelectric Plant, Potomac River, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co...
Significance: Each plant epitomized the predominant low head hydroelectric technology in use at the time of its construction, Dam 4 uses tandem, multiple-runner, horizontal shaft turbines connected by rope driv... More
Dam No. 4 Hydroelectric Plant, Potomac River, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co...
Significance: Each plant epitomized the predominant low head hydroelectric technology in use at the time of its construction, Dam 4 uses tandem, multiple-runner, horizontal shaft turbines connected by rope driv... More
Dam No. 4 Hydroelectric Plant, Potomac River, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co...
Significance: Each plant epitomized the predominant low head hydroelectric technology in use at the time of its construction, Dam 4 uses tandem, multiple-runner, horizontal shaft turbines connected by rope driv... More
Dam No. 4 Hydroelectric Plant, Potomac River, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co...
Significance: Each plant epitomized the predominant low head hydroelectric technology in use at the time of its construction, Dam 4 uses tandem, multiple-runner, horizontal shaft turbines connected by rope driv... More
Dam No. 4 Hydroelectric Plant, Potomac River, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co...
Significance: Each plant epitomized the predominant low head hydroelectric technology in use at the time of its construction, Dam 4 uses tandem, multiple-runner, horizontal shaft turbines connected by rope driv... More
Dam No. 4 Hydroelectric Plant, Potomac River, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co...
Significance: Each plant epitomized the predominant low head hydroelectric technology in use at the time of its construction, Dam 4 uses tandem, multiple-runner, horizontal shaft turbines connected by rope driv... More
Dam No. 4 Hydroelectric Plant, Potomac River, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co...
Significance: Each plant epitomized the predominant low head hydroelectric technology in use at the time of its construction, Dam 4 uses tandem, multiple-runner, horizontal shaft turbines connected by rope driv... More
Wilson Dam & Hydroelectric Plant, Spanning Tennessee River at Wilson D...
Significance: In 1918, by the directive of the U.S. War Department, the Army Corps of Engineers began construction on Wilson Dam, a large hydroelectric project that was to supply power to U.S. Nitrate Plant No.... More
Wilson Dam & Hydroelectric Plant, Spanning Tennessee River at Wilson D...
Significance: In 1918, by the directive of the U.S. War Department, the Army Corps of Engineers began construction on Wilson Dam, a large hydroelectric project that was to supply power to U.S. Nitrate Plant No.... More
Wilson Dam & Hydroelectric Plant, Spanning Tennessee River at Wilson D...
Significance: In 1918, by the directive of the U.S. War Department, the Army Corps of Engineers began construction on Wilson Dam, a large hydroelectric project that was to supply power to U.S. Nitrate Plant No.... More
Cooke Hydroelectric Plant, Powerhouse, Cook Dam Road at Au Sable River...
Significance: It was designed by William G. Fargo, a Jackson, Michigan, civil engineer who specialized in small and mid-sized hydroelectric plants in the Midwest. The Powerhouse shelters all the electrical gene... More
Cooke Hydroelectric Plant, Powerhouse, Cook Dam Road at Au Sable River...
Significance: It was designed by William G. Fargo, a Jackson, Michigan, civil engineer who specialized in small and mid-sized hydroelectric plants in the Midwest. The Powerhouse shelters all the electrical gene... More
Ryan Hydroelectric Facility, Ryan-to-Rainbow 100 kV Transmission Line,...
Significance: The transmission line is an early and well preserved example of an important innovation in electric power transmission line technology, the H-frame support structure. Comprised of two-wood poles c... More
Cabot Station Electric Generating Plant, Gantry Crane, Montague City R...
Significance: The gantry crane is an integral part of Cabot Station, an early and substantial example of American hydroelectric engineering. When built, the plant as the largest hydroelectric facility in New E... More
Hardy Hydroelectric Plant, Embankment, 6928 East Thirty-sixth Street, ...
Significance: The 120'-high Embankment is part of the Hardy Hydroelectric Plant, built in the early 1930s as a link in Consumers Power Company's system of electric power generation. In designing and building Ha... More
Ames Hydroelectric Plant, Ames, San Miguel County, CO
Significance: In 1890-91 L.L. Nunn built the world's first single-phase AC power transmission system at Ames in order to power the nearby Gold King Mine's stamp mill. The plant operated under a head of 320 feet... More
Pasco-Kennewick Transmission Line, Columbia River Crossing Towers, Col...
Significance: The three electrical transmission line towers between Pasco Kennewick are the earliest known effort to span the Columbia River, by aerial means, with electrical lines strung between steel frame to... More
Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 4, Worker Cottage, Bishop Cre...
Significance: Building 113 Plant 4 (formerly Building No. 20, Plant 4), a small bungalow cottage, is a rare, surviving example of early worker's housing at the Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System. Built in 1905,... More
U.S. Naval Air Station, Power Plant, 328 South Avenue, Pensacola, Esca...
Significance: Constructed from 1905 to 1907, the Power Plant is among the most significant architectural landmarks within Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola. With its grand scale and finely crafted detailing and... More
U.S. Naval Air Station, Power Plant, 328 South Avenue, Pensacola, Esca...
Significance: Constructed from 1905 to 1907, the Power Plant is among the most significant architectural landmarks within Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola. With its grand scale and finely crafted detailing and... More
U.S. Naval Air Station, Power Plant, 328 South Avenue, Pensacola, Esca...
Significance: Constructed from 1905 to 1907, the Power Plant is among the most significant architectural landmarks within Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola. With its grand scale and finely crafted detailing and... More
U.S. Naval Air Station, Power Plant, 328 South Avenue, Pensacola, Esca...
Significance: Constructed from 1905 to 1907, the Power Plant is among the most significant architectural landmarks within Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola. With its grand scale and finely crafted detailing and... More
U.S. Naval Air Station, Power Plant, 328 South Avenue, Pensacola, Esca...
Significance: Constructed from 1905 to 1907, the Power Plant is among the most significant architectural landmarks within Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola. With its grand scale and finely crafted detailing and... More
U.S. Naval Air Station, Power Plant, 328 South Avenue, Pensacola, Esca...
Significance: Constructed from 1905 to 1907, the Power Plant is among the most significant architectural landmarks within Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola. With its grand scale and finely crafted detailing and... More
U.S. Naval Air Station, Power Plant, 328 South Avenue, Pensacola, Esca...
Significance: Constructed from 1905 to 1907, the Power Plant is among the most significant architectural landmarks within Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola. With its grand scale and finely crafted detailing and... More
U.S. Naval Air Station, Power Plant, 328 South Avenue, Pensacola, Esca...
Significance: Constructed from 1905 to 1907, the Power Plant is among the most significant architectural landmarks within Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola. With its grand scale and finely crafted detailing and... More
U.S. Naval Air Station, Power Plant, 328 South Avenue, Pensacola, Esca...
Significance: Constructed from 1905 to 1907, the Power Plant is among the most significant architectural landmarks within Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola. With its grand scale and finely crafted detailing and... More
U.S. Naval Air Station, Power Plant, 328 South Avenue, Pensacola, Esca...
Significance: Constructed from 1905 to 1907, the Power Plant is among the most significant architectural landmarks within Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola. With its grand scale and finely crafted detailing and... More
Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 2, Bishop Creek, Bishop, Inyo...
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Hoover Dam, Arizona-Nevada Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, ...
Significance: It is one of six switchyards built between 1935 and 1952 to provide terminals for major transmission lines carrying electricity to markets in California, Nevada, and Arizona. All of these faciliti... More
Oakland Naval Supply Center, Cafeteria-RepairShop-Storage Facility, We...
Survey number: HABS CA-2614-JJ Building/structure dates: 1944 Initial Construction
Mystic Lake Hydroelectric Facility, Electric Transmission A Line, Alon...
Survey number: HAER MT-130-A Building/structure dates: 1923 Initial Construction
Mystic Lake Hydroelectric Facility, Electric Transmission A Line, Alon...
Survey number: HAER MT-130-A Building/structure dates: 1923 Initial Construction
Mystic Lake Hydroelectric Facility, Electric Transmission A Line, Alon...
Survey number: HAER MT-130-A Building/structure dates: 1923 Initial Construction
American Falls Water, Power & Light Company, Island Power Plant, Snake...
Significance: This site represents technology associated with the first era of long distance electric power transmission in the state. It is also a representative example of an early low-head hydroelectric pow... More
American Falls Water, Power & Light Company, Island Power Plant, Snake...
Significance: This site represents technology associated with the first era of long distance electric power transmission in the state. It is also a representative example of an early low-head hydroelectric pow... More
American Falls Water, Power & Light Company, Island Power Plant, Snake...
Significance: This site represents technology associated with the first era of long distance electric power transmission in the state. It is also a representative example of an early low-head hydroelectric pow... More
American Falls Water, Power & Light Company, Island Power Plant, Snake...
Significance: This site represents technology associated with the first era of long distance electric power transmission in the state. It is also a representative example of an early low-head hydroelectric pow... More
American Falls Water, Power & Light Company, Island Power Plant, Snake...
Significance: This site represents technology associated with the first era of long distance electric power transmission in the state. It is also a representative example of an early low-head hydroelectric pow... More
American Falls Water, Power & Light Company, Island Power Plant, Snake...
Significance: This site represents technology associated with the first era of long distance electric power transmission in the state. It is also a representative example of an early low-head hydroelectric pow... More
American Falls Water, Power & Light Company, Island Power Plant, Snake...
Significance: This site represents technology associated with the first era of long distance electric power transmission in the state. It is also a representative example of an early low-head hydroelectric pow... More
Los Angeles Aqueduct, Haiwee Power Plant, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Cou...
Survey number: HAER CA-298-U Public domain photograph - historical image of California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Haddam Neck Nuclear Power Plant, 362 Injun Hollow Road, Haddam, Middle...
The addendum report (beginning on page 107) supersedes the original report. Researchers should consider the addendum report the definitive version and consult it instead. Significance: The Haddam Neck Power Pla... More
Washington Water Power Company Post Falls Power Plant, Middle Channel ...
Significance: It is significant as the first power production and transmission facility constructed on the Spokane River outside Spokane. The historic property consists of the connected, but irregular shaped "o... More
Croton Hydroelectric Plant, Substation, Croton Dam Road at Muskegon Ri...
Significance: The Croton Hydroelectric Plant substation was constructed in 1930-31 to replace the original switching equipment and transformers built in 1908 and located inside of the original powerhouse. This... More
Telluride Power Company, Nunn Hydroelectric Plant, Southeast side of P...
Significance: This plant represents L.L. Nunn's first major hydroelectric generating facility outside of Colorado. At the time of completion (1898), it generated three-phase AC power at a pressure of 40,000 vo... More
Georgetown Steam Plant, South Warsaw Street, King County Airport, Seat...
Significance: The Georgetown Steam Plant is an early reinforced concrete structure housing America's last operable examples of the "first generation" of large scale, vertical steam turbine electric generators. ... More
Georgetown Steam Plant, South Warsaw Street, King County Airport, Seat...
Significance: The Georgetown Steam Plant is an early reinforced concrete structure housing America's last operable examples of the "first generation" of large scale, vertical steam turbine electric generators. ... More