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Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. View of opening in generator space (in mirror) I

Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. View of opening in generator...

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Visitors' builidngs. The visitors' building at Guntersville Dam performs similar functions as described for this type of building at Chickamauga and Pickwick. In addition, it gives access to a landing for pleasure craft through a flight of stairs. It is constructed of brick, like the generator hall across the river

Visitors' builidngs. The visitors' building at Guntersville Dam perfor...

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Guntersville Dam and powerhouse. General view of spillway and powerhouse. The latter encloses three units, is intended to extend eventually to a fourth. Note one of two traveling gantry cranes on spillway deck. Main generator hall built in brick because it is in flood-proof portion; downstream bay which houses control equipment in lower stories and offices above is in concrete on account of flood hazard

Guntersville Dam and powerhouse. General view of spillway and powerhou...

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

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

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Cherokee Dam, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Installation of third 30,000 kilowatt generator at Cherokee Dam on the Holston River

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

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

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

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

Tennessee Valley Authority. A partly completed generator in the new addition to TVA's hydroelectric plant at Wilson Dam. A long line of completed generators extends back the full length of the room. Located near Sheffield, Alabama, 260 miles above the mouth of the Tennessee River, the dam had 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 Tennesse River system

Tennessee Valley Authority. A partly completed generator in the new ad...

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Miss Beatrice Paul, mother of two children, working on a generator at the garage of the Yellow Cab Company. Her husband also works for the cab company, in the tire department

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Miss Beatrice Paul, mother of two children...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. 50,000 watt generator at Benning plant II

Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. 50,000 watt generator at Ben...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. Generator unit no. 13 at Benning plant, bottom right 6,7,8

Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. Generator unit no. 13 at Ben...

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NIKE Missile Base C-84, Generator Building, North of Launch Area Entrance Drive, northeast of Missile Assembly Area, Barrington, Cook County, IL

NIKE Missile Base C-84, Generator Building, North of Launch Area Entra...

Significance: The generator building was built in 1956 from standardized drawings approved by the Corps of Engineers, most of which were designed by the firm of Leon Chatelian, Jr., of Washington, D.C. Nike bu... More

Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Acetylene Generator Building, 1650 feet South of December Seventh Avenue; 1050 feet East of D Street, Commerce City, Adams County, CO

Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Acetylene Generator Building, 1650 feet South ...

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The Horse Ranch, Generator Shed, Eagle Cap Wilderness Area, Joseph, Wallowa County, OR

The Horse Ranch, Generator Shed, Eagle Cap Wilderness Area, Joseph, Wa...

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Wilson Dam & Hydroelectric Plant, Turbine & Generator Unit, Spanning Tennessee River at Wilson Dam Road (Route 133), Muscle Shoals, Colbert County, AL

Wilson Dam & Hydroelectric Plant, Turbine & Generator Unit, Spanning T...

Significance: At Wilson Dam, two manufacturers, Westinghouse and General Electric, each supplied 4 of the dam's first turbine and generator sets to the 18 unit-capacity powerhouse. Illustrated here is one of t... More

Wilson Dam & Hydroelectric Plant, Turbine & Generator Unit, Spanning Tennessee River at Wilson Dam Road (Route 133), Muscle Shoals, Colbert County, AL

Wilson Dam & Hydroelectric Plant, Turbine & Generator Unit, Spanning T...

Significance: At Wilson Dam, two manufacturers, Westinghouse and General Electric, each supplied 4 of the dam's first turbine and generator sets to the 18 unit-capacity powerhouse. Illustrated here is one of t... More

Barnes Estate, Generator House, South side U.S. Route 40 between Fairchance & Buttermilk Roads, Hopwood, Fayette County, PA

Barnes Estate, Generator House, South side U.S. Route 40 between Fairc...

Written data includes a floor plan. Significance: Is a contributing resource of the Barnes Estate, an early 20th century property. Survey number: HABS PA-5499-A Building/structure dates: after. 1920- before. ... More

"Bullock" generator (3,500 kilowatts) and Allis-Chalmers" 5,000 h. p. engine, World's Fair, St. Louis, U. S. A.

"Bullock" generator (3,500 kilowatts) and Allis-Chalmers" 5,000 h. p. ...

H54141 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 31. Public domain photograph of electric power generation, power lines, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Naval Magazine Lualualei, Headquarters Branch, Stand-by Generator Building, Kolekole Road near Boxer Street intersection, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

Naval Magazine Lualualei, Headquarters Branch, Stand-by Generator Buil...

Significance: This building serves as an excellent intact example of military construction from the World War II period, and is significant as part of the WWII build-up of the base. Survey number: HABS HI-238

Chickamauga Dam and powerhouse. General view of spillway with powerhouse in background. On account of flooding hazard entire powerhouse built of concrete. Main generator hall in high portion, electical controls and offices in downstream bay; projecting wing houses visitors' facilities and air conditioning. Roof of downstream bay developed as overlook terrace

Chickamauga Dam and powerhouse. General view of spillway with powerhou...

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Guntersville Dam and powerhouse. End view of powerhouse toward land approach. Enormous glazed door toward generator hall opens in sections to permit passage of heavy equipment for installation or repair. Large glass brick panel illuminates stairway which leads to electrical rooms below and office suite above. Similar stair access at other end of powerhouse

Guntersville Dam and powerhouse. End view of powerhouse toward land ap...

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Norris Dam, Tenn. 1935-40? Workmen in the dam powerhouse installing a generator

Norris Dam, Tenn. 1935-40? Workmen in the dam powerhouse installing a ...

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Tennessee Valley Authority. A generator winder works at the winding of a generator stator in a new addition to 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. A generator winder works at the winding of...

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Gibson, Indiana. Mr. Timothy H. Fitzpatrick, sixty-eight, who has been living at the railroad YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) for many years. He has been working on the railroads off and on for over fifty years. He has also been a coal miner, farmer, and is a generator tender at the Gibson shops of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad

Gibson, Indiana. Mr. Timothy H. Fitzpatrick, sixty-eight, who has been...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Generator parts, Buzzard Point plant III

Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Generator parts, Buzza...

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Arthur Holmes Merry Generator House, Signal Lake North of Range Road, Fort Gordon, Richmond County, GA

Arthur Holmes Merry Generator House, Signal Lake North of Range Road, ...

Significance: The Arthur Holmes Merry Generator House at Signal (Scout) Lake, Fort Gordon is among the oldest private water-powered structures in Georgia. The Generator House was constructed in 1935. By 1938, t... More

Jet Propulsion Laboratory Edwards Facility, Test Stand D, Steam Generator Plant, Edwards Air Force Base, Boron, Kern County, CA

Jet Propulsion Laboratory Edwards Facility, Test Stand D, Steam Genera...

Survey number: HAER CA-163-H Public domain photograph related to NASA Space Program, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Horse Ranch, Generator Shed, Eagle Cap Wilderness Area, Joseph, Wallowa County, OR

The Horse Ranch, Generator Shed, Eagle Cap Wilderness Area, Joseph, Wa...

Survey number: HABS OR-165-G Public domain photograph of a shed, granary, barn house, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dow Ulen Cabin & Wind Generator, Koyukuk River at Wiseman Creek, Bettles Vicinity, Wiseman, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK

Dow Ulen Cabin & Wind Generator, Koyukuk River at Wiseman Creek, Bettl...

Significance: E.J. Ulen purchased the "Williams Cabin" from Mary Williams on January 3, 1928 and sold it March 27, 1956 to his wife, Tishu. Mary Williams was Tishu's mother. See HABS No. AK-25. Survey number... More

Barnes Estate, Generator House, South side U.S. Route 40 between Fairchance & Buttermilk Roads, Hopwood, Fayette County, PA

Barnes Estate, Generator House, South side U.S. Route 40 between Fairc...

Written data includes a floor plan. Significance: Is a contributing resource of the Barnes Estate, an early 20th century property. Survey number: HABS PA-5499-A Building/structure dates: after. 1920- before. ... More

NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Missile Test & Assembly Building, South end of launch area, northeast of Generator Building No. 3, Hecker, Monroe County, IL

NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Missile Test & Assembly Building, South end o...

Significance: The missile test and assembly building was an integral part of Nike Missile Base SL-40. At the missile assembly area, Nike crews uncrated, assembled, and tested the missiles. The building was bu... More

NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Generator Building No. 3, South end of launch area, southeast of Canine Kennel, Hecker, Monroe County, IL

NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Generator Building No. 3, South end of launch...

Significance: This generator building was built in 1958 from standardized drawings approved by the Corps of Engineers. Nike buildings were considered modified emergency buildings. Originally, there were to be... More

[The electric generator factory at the Imperial Naval Arsenal] / Abdullah Frères, Constantinople.

[The electric generator factory at the Imperial Naval Arsenal] / Abdul...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and English. No. 16. In album: The Imperial Naval Academy, Imperial Naval Arsenal, Navy Department, and bridges, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms... More

Here is the "inside workings" of the automatic telephone, located at the Smithsonian Instituion, Wash., being operated by Carl Mitman. The electro magnets do all the work. The current necessary to operate these magnets is supplied by 32 dry batteries located in the box at the left. The motor generator is along side. This machine is capable of operating 50 telephones
Agnews State Hospital, Auxiliary Generator Building, Between Avenues A & B, Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, CA

Agnews State Hospital, Auxiliary Generator Building, Between Avenues A...

Survey number: HABS CA-2710-AN Building/structure dates: after 1960 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1998 Demolished

Rockhill Iron & Coal Company, Substation & Generator, Woodvale, Cambria County, PA

Rockhill Iron & Coal Company, Substation & Generator, Woodvale, Cambri...

Survey number: HABS PA-5567-C Public domain photograph of electric equipment, power generation, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Generator works at the winding of a generator stator in a new addition to TVA's hydroelectric plant at Wilson Dam, Sheffield vicinity, Ala. Located 260 miles above the mouth of the Tennessee River, the dam has an authorized power installation of 288,000 kw., which can be increased to a possible ultimate of 444,000 kw. The reservoir at the dam adds 377,000 acre-feet of water to controlled storage on the Tennessee River system

Generator works at the winding of a generator stator in a new addition...

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Tennessee Valley Authority. The stator, rotor and exciter of a new generator unit in place at TVA's hydroelectric plant at Wilson Dam. Completed units show in the background. Located near Sheffield, Alabama, 260 miles above the mouth of the Tennessee River, the dam had 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 Tennesse River system

Tennessee Valley Authority. The stator, rotor and exciter of a new gen...

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Tennessee Valley Authority. Watts Bar Dam hydroelectric plant. Adjusting main exciter brushes on the top of a generator in 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. Adjusti...

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Tennessee Valley Authority. Looking down the partly-finished generator room of a new addition to TVA's hydroelectric plant at Wilson Dam. Concrete work for the scroll case and draft tube is completed up to the scroll case roof. Located near Sheffield, Alabama, 260 miles above the mouth of the Tennessee River, the dam had 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 Tennesse River system

Tennessee Valley Authority. Looking down the partly-finished generator...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. Generator unit no. 13 at Benning plant, lower right 2,3,4,5

Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. Generator unit no. 13 at Ben...

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Arthur Holmes Merry Generator House, Signal Lake North of Range Road, Fort Gordon, Richmond County, GA

Arthur Holmes Merry Generator House, Signal Lake North of Range Road, ...

Significance: The Arthur Holmes Merry Generator House at Signal (Scout) Lake, Fort Gordon is among the oldest private water-powered structures in Georgia. The Generator House was constructed in 1935. By 1938, t... More

NIKE Missile Base SL-40, HIPAR Equipment Building, South end of base, northwest of Generator Building No. 2, southwest of Mess Hall, Hecker, Monroe County, IL

NIKE Missile Base SL-40, HIPAR Equipment Building, South end of base, ...

Significance: The HIPAR equipment building was built in 1958 from standardized drawings approved by the Corps of Engineers. Nike buildings were considered modified emergency buildings. Originally, they were t... More

NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Warheading Building, South end of launch area, west of Generator Building No. 3, Hecker, Monroe County, IL

NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Warheading Building, South end of launch area...

Significance: The warheading building was an integral part of Nike Missile Base SL-40. At the war heading buildings, Nike crews armed the missiles with their warheads. This building was built in 1958 from sta... More

Wilson Dam & Hydroelectric Plant, Turbine & Generator Unit, Spanning Tennessee River at Wilson Dam Road (Route 133), Muscle Shoals, Colbert County, AL

Wilson Dam & Hydroelectric Plant, Turbine & Generator Unit, Spanning T...

Significance: At Wilson Dam, two manufacturers, Westinghouse and General Electric, each supplied 4 of the dam's first turbine and generator sets to the 18 unit-capacity powerhouse. Illustrated here is one of t... More

Moore Haven Lock, Generator House, Cross-State Canal, Okeechobee Intracoastal Waterway, Moore Haven, Glades County, FL

Moore Haven Lock, Generator House, Cross-State Canal, Okeechobee Intra...

Significance: This utilitarian building with slight Art Moderne influences was designed to distribute power as supplied by the Glades Electric Coop and to house the emergency generator. It is significant for it... More

Adam & Bessie Arnet Homestead, Adam & Bessie Arnet Residence, 18 feet west of Generator House, Model, Las Animas County, CO

Adam & Bessie Arnet Homestead, Adam & Bessie Arnet Residence, 18 feet ...

Survey number: HABS CO-89-F Public domain photograph - historical image of Colorado, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Generator Building No. 3, South end of launch area, southeast of Canine Kennel, Hecker, Monroe County, IL

NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Generator Building No. 3, South end of launch...

Significance: This generator building was built in 1958 from standardized drawings approved by the Corps of Engineers. Nike buildings were considered modified emergency buildings. Originally, there were to be... More

Naval Magazine Lualualei, Headquarters Branch, Stand-by Generator Building, Kolekole Road near Boxer Street intersection, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

Naval Magazine Lualualei, Headquarters Branch, Stand-by Generator Buil...

Significance: This building serves as an excellent intact example of military construction from the World War II period, and is significant as part of the WWII build-up of the base. Survey number: HABS HI-238

Edison 's big generator, 12/10/14

Edison 's big generator, 12/10/14

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Cherokee Dam, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Installation of third 30,000 kilowatt generator at Cherokee Dam on the Holston River

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

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NYA (National Youth Administration) work center, Brooklyn, New York. A Negro, who is receiving training in arc welding, adjusting the output of a motor generator set

NYA (National Youth Administration) work center, Brooklyn, New York. A...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Damaged parts of generator unit at Buzzard Point plant III

Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Damaged parts of gener...

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Arthur Holmes Merry Generator House, Signal Lake North of Range Road, Fort Gordon, Richmond County, GA

Arthur Holmes Merry Generator House, Signal Lake North of Range Road, ...

Significance: The Arthur Holmes Merry Generator House at Signal (Scout) Lake, Fort Gordon is among the oldest private water-powered structures in Georgia. The Generator House was constructed in 1935. By 1938, t... More

Arthur Holmes Merry Generator House, Signal Lake North of Range Road, Fort Gordon, Richmond County, GA

Arthur Holmes Merry Generator House, Signal Lake North of Range Road, ...

Significance: The Arthur Holmes Merry Generator House at Signal (Scout) Lake, Fort Gordon is among the oldest private water-powered structures in Georgia. The Generator House was constructed in 1935. By 1938, t... More

Moloka'i Light Station, Generator Shed, Makanalua,Moloka'i Island, Kalaupapa, Kalawao County, HI

Moloka'i Light Station, Generator Shed, Makanalua,Moloka'i Island, Kal...

Survey number: HABS HI-99-E National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 76002145

NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Warheading Building, South end of launch area, west of Generator Building No. 3, Hecker, Monroe County, IL

NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Warheading Building, South end of launch area...

Significance: The warheading building was an integral part of Nike Missile Base SL-40. At the war heading buildings, Nike crews armed the missiles with their warheads. This building was built in 1958 from sta... More

The Horse Ranch, Generator Shed, Eagle Cap Wilderness Area, Joseph, Wallowa County, OR

The Horse Ranch, Generator Shed, Eagle Cap Wilderness Area, Joseph, Wa...

Survey number: HABS OR-165-G Public domain photograph - historical image of Oregon, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Assembling a generator, Westinghouse works /

Assembling a generator, Westinghouse works /

A group of men work on various parts of a large generator, assembling the pieces. A crane carries a large piece of the generator over to the rest of the machine, and the men guide it down to assemble it. The cr... More

[Sketch by Michael Faraday, in his diary, of an electric generator]

[Sketch by Michael Faraday, in his diary, of an electric generator]

Illus. in: Faraday's diary / printed and published for the first time, under the editorial supervision of Thomas Martin.... London : Bell, 1932, vol. 1. Published in: The tradition of technology : Landmarks of... More

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Machining the "skeleton" of a waterwheel generator at the East Pittsburgh Works of the Westinghouse electric and manufacturing company for the Watts Bar project of the Tennessee valley authority project which will supply power to aluminum, aircraft, and other war-busy industrial plants in that area

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Machining the "skeleton" of a waterwheel gen...

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Lufkin, Texas. Southland paper mill. Turbo generator in the power house

Lufkin, Texas. Southland paper mill. Turbo generator in the power hous...

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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

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Lower bracket of the 30,000 kilowatt waterwh...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Generator parts, Buzzard Point plant II

Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Generator parts, Buzza...

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Arthur Holmes Merry Generator House, Signal Lake North of Range Road, Fort Gordon, Richmond County, GA

Arthur Holmes Merry Generator House, Signal Lake North of Range Road, ...

Significance: The Arthur Holmes Merry Generator House at Signal (Scout) Lake, Fort Gordon is among the oldest private water-powered structures in Georgia. The Generator House was constructed in 1935. By 1938, t... More

NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Warheading Building, South end of launch area, west of Generator Building No. 3, Hecker, Monroe County, IL

NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Warheading Building, South end of launch area...

Significance: The warheading building was an integral part of Nike Missile Base SL-40. At the war heading buildings, Nike crews armed the missiles with their warheads. This building was built in 1958 from sta... More

Wilson Dam & Hydroelectric Plant, Turbine & Generator Unit, Spanning Tennessee River at Wilson Dam Road (Route 133), Muscle Shoals, Colbert County, AL

Wilson Dam & Hydroelectric Plant, Turbine & Generator Unit, Spanning T...

Significance: At Wilson Dam, two manufacturers, Westinghouse and General Electric, each supplied 4 of the dam's first turbine and generator sets to the 18 unit-capacity powerhouse. Illustrated here is one of t... More

Dow Ulen Cabin & Wind Generator, Koyukuk River at Wiseman Creek, Bettles Vicinity, Wiseman, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK

Dow Ulen Cabin & Wind Generator, Koyukuk River at Wiseman Creek, Bettl...

Significance: E.J. Ulen purchased the "Williams Cabin" from Mary Williams on January 3, 1928 and sold it March 27, 1956 to his wife, Tishu. Mary Williams was Tishu's mother. See HABS No. AK-25. Survey number... More

Dow Ulen Cabin & Wind Generator, Koyukuk River at Wiseman Creek, Bettles Vicinity, Wiseman, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK

Dow Ulen Cabin & Wind Generator, Koyukuk River at Wiseman Creek, Bettl...

Significance: E.J. Ulen purchased the "Williams Cabin" from Mary Williams on January 3, 1928 and sold it March 27, 1956 to his wife, Tishu. Mary Williams was Tishu's mother. See HABS No. AK-25. Survey number... More

NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Missile Test & Assembly Building, South end of launch area, northeast of Generator Building No. 3, Hecker, Monroe County, IL

NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Missile Test & Assembly Building, South end o...

Significance: The missile test and assembly building was an integral part of Nike Missile Base SL-40. At the missile assembly area, Nike crews uncrated, assembled, and tested the missiles. The building was bu... More

NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Missile Test & Assembly Building, South end of launch area, northeast of Generator Building No. 3, Hecker, Monroe County, IL

NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Missile Test & Assembly Building, South end o...

Significance: The missile test and assembly building was an integral part of Nike Missile Base SL-40. At the missile assembly area, Nike crews uncrated, assembled, and tested the missiles. The building was bu... More

NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Generator Building No. 3, South end of launch area, southeast of Canine Kennel, Hecker, Monroe County, IL

NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Generator Building No. 3, South end of launch...

Significance: This generator building was built in 1958 from standardized drawings approved by the Corps of Engineers. Nike buildings were considered modified emergency buildings. Originally, there were to be... More

Pickwick Dam. View of generator hall from visitors' overlook Note that photograph shows initial stage; present installation extended to four generators; ultimately six. Generator housings have been designed and finished on all projects with attention to architectural appearance as well as engineering efficiency

Pickwick Dam. View of generator hall from visitors' overlook Note that...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Damaged parts of generator unit at Buzzard Point plant VIII

Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Damaged parts of gener...

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Jet Propulsion Laboratory Edwards Facility, Test Stand D, Steam Generator Plant, Edwards Air Force Base, Boron, Kern County, CA

Jet Propulsion Laboratory Edwards Facility, Test Stand D, Steam Genera...

Survey number: HAER CA-163-H Public domain photograph related to NASA Space Program, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dow Ulen Cabin & Wind Generator, Koyukuk River at Wiseman Creek, Bettles Vicinity, Wiseman, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK

Dow Ulen Cabin & Wind Generator, Koyukuk River at Wiseman Creek, Bettl...

Significance: E.J. Ulen purchased the "Williams Cabin" from Mary Williams on January 3, 1928 and sold it March 27, 1956 to his wife, Tishu. Mary Williams was Tishu's mother. See HABS No. AK-25. Survey number... More

NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Missile Test & Assembly Building, South end of launch area, northeast of Generator Building No. 3, Hecker, Monroe County, IL

NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Missile Test & Assembly Building, South end o...

Significance: The missile test and assembly building was an integral part of Nike Missile Base SL-40. At the missile assembly area, Nike crews uncrated, assembled, and tested the missiles. The building was bu... More

Moore Haven Lock, Generator House, Cross-State Canal, Okeechobee Intracoastal Waterway, Moore Haven, Glades County, FL

Moore Haven Lock, Generator House, Cross-State Canal, Okeechobee Intra...

Significance: This utilitarian building with slight Art Moderne influences was designed to distribute power as supplied by the Glades Electric Coop and to house the emergency generator. It is significant for it... More

Naval Magazine Lualualei, West Loch Branch, Stand-by Generator Building, Arizona Road, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

Naval Magazine Lualualei, West Loch Branch, Stand-by Generator Buildin...

Significance: This building serves as an excellent example of military construction from the 1940s, and is significant as part of the WWII buildup of the base. Survey number: HABS HI-209

Adam & Bessie Arnet Homestead, Adam & Bessie Arnet Residence, 18 feet west of Generator House, Model, Las Animas County, CO

Adam & Bessie Arnet Homestead, Adam & Bessie Arnet Residence, 18 feet ...

Survey number: HABS CO-89-F Public domain photograph - historical image of Colorado, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Close-up of a Post Office Dept. mail plane equipped with the new experimental radio apparatus with which the Dept. hopes soon to make possible night flying. The little lead fish at the bottom of the picture is let out while flying and carries with it a long copper wire which serves as the antennae. A sound-proof covering over the pilot's set and transmitter is necessary and the electricity is manufactured by a generator run by a free fan. Experiments conducted at Bolling Field, Wash. Aug. 2, 1922

Close-up of a Post Office Dept. mail plane equipped with the new exper...

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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 ...

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Lend-Lease to Britain. Diesel searchlight generator sets, just arrived in England from the United States as part of a lend-lease shipment, are made ready for issue

Lend-Lease to Britain. Diesel searchlight generator sets, just arrived...

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Laundry at the FSA (Farm Security Administration) migratory labor camp mobile unit. Wilder, Idaho. Power for the entire camp is furnished by a portable generator unit

Laundry at the FSA (Farm Security Administration) migratory labor camp...

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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...

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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...

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

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

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Construction of the liberty ship "Booker T. Washington." Jesse Kermit Lucas, skilled Negro worker, regulates electric current from generator as lead man looks on. Both were employed in the construction of the "Booker T. Washington," first liberty ship named for a Negro, at the California Shipbuilding Corporation

Construction of the liberty ship "Booker T. Washington." Jesse Kermit ...

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Arthur Holmes Merry Generator House, Signal Lake North of Range Road, Fort Gordon, Richmond County, GA

Arthur Holmes Merry Generator House, Signal Lake North of Range Road, ...

Significance: The Arthur Holmes Merry Generator House at Signal (Scout) Lake, Fort Gordon is among the oldest private water-powered structures in Georgia. The Generator House was constructed in 1935. By 1938, t... More

Arthur Holmes Merry Generator House, Signal Lake North of Range Road, Fort Gordon, Richmond County, GA

Arthur Holmes Merry Generator House, Signal Lake North of Range Road, ...

Significance: The Arthur Holmes Merry Generator House at Signal (Scout) Lake, Fort Gordon is among the oldest private water-powered structures in Georgia. The Generator House was constructed in 1935. By 1938, t... More

Arthur Holmes Merry Generator House, Signal Lake North of Range Road, Fort Gordon, Richmond County, GA

Arthur Holmes Merry Generator House, Signal Lake North of Range Road, ...

Significance: The Arthur Holmes Merry Generator House at Signal (Scout) Lake, Fort Gordon is among the oldest private water-powered structures in Georgia. The Generator House was constructed in 1935. By 1938, t... More

NIKE Missile Base SL-40, HIPAR Equipment Building, South end of base, northwest of Generator Building No. 2, southwest of Mess Hall, Hecker, Monroe County, IL

NIKE Missile Base SL-40, HIPAR Equipment Building, South end of base, ...

Significance: The HIPAR equipment building was built in 1958 from standardized drawings approved by the Corps of Engineers. Nike buildings were considered modified emergency buildings. Originally, they were t... More

NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Warheading Building, South end of launch area, west of Generator Building No. 3, Hecker, Monroe County, IL

NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Warheading Building, South end of launch area...

Significance: The warheading building was an integral part of Nike Missile Base SL-40. At the war heading buildings, Nike crews armed the missiles with their warheads. This building was built in 1958 from sta... More

NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Warheading Building, South end of launch area, west of Generator Building No. 3, Hecker, Monroe County, IL

NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Warheading Building, South end of launch area...

Significance: The warheading building was an integral part of Nike Missile Base SL-40. At the war heading buildings, Nike crews armed the missiles with their warheads. This building was built in 1958 from sta... More

Dow Ulen Cabin & Wind Generator, Koyukuk River at Wiseman Creek, Bettles Vicinity, Wiseman, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK

Dow Ulen Cabin & Wind Generator, Koyukuk River at Wiseman Creek, Bettl...

Significance: E.J. Ulen purchased the "Williams Cabin" from Mary Williams on January 3, 1928 and sold it March 27, 1956 to his wife, Tishu. Mary Williams was Tishu's mother. See HABS No. AK-25. Survey number... More

Dow Ulen Cabin & Wind Generator, Koyukuk River at Wiseman Creek, Bettles Vicinity, Wiseman, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK

Dow Ulen Cabin & Wind Generator, Koyukuk River at Wiseman Creek, Bettl...

Significance: E.J. Ulen purchased the "Williams Cabin" from Mary Williams on January 3, 1928 and sold it March 27, 1956 to his wife, Tishu. Mary Williams was Tishu's mother. See HABS No. AK-25. Survey number... More

Beale Air Force Base, Perimeter Acquisition Vehicle Entry Phased-Array Warning System, Emergency Generator Enclosure, End of Spencer Paul Road, north of Warren Shingle Road (14th Street), Marysville, Yuba County, CA

Beale Air Force Base, Perimeter Acquisition Vehicle Entry Phased-Array...

Significance: Building 5766 is an ancillary structure at the PAVE PAWS compound on Beale Air Force Base. The Air Force erected Building 5766 in 1985 as a replacement for an earlier emergency-generator shelter. ... More

NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Generator Building No. 3, South end of launch area, southeast of Canine Kennel, Hecker, Monroe County, IL

NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Generator Building No. 3, South end of launch...

Significance: This generator building was built in 1958 from standardized drawings approved by the Corps of Engineers. Nike buildings were considered modified emergency buildings. Originally, there were to be... More

NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Generator Building No. 3, South end of launch area, southeast of Canine Kennel, Hecker, Monroe County, IL

NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Generator Building No. 3, South end of launch...

Significance: This generator building was built in 1958 from standardized drawings approved by the Corps of Engineers. Nike buildings were considered modified emergency buildings. Originally, there were to be... More

Naval Magazine Lualualei, Headquarters Branch, Stand-by Generator Building, Kolekole Road near Boxer Street intersection, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

Naval Magazine Lualualei, Headquarters Branch, Stand-by Generator Buil...

Significance: This building serves as an excellent intact example of military construction from the World War II period, and is significant as part of the WWII build-up of the base. Survey number: HABS HI-238

Faraway Ranch, Generator House, Willcox, Cochise County, AZ

Faraway Ranch, Generator House, Willcox, Cochise County, AZ

Survey number: HABS AZ-139-J Public domain photograph - historical image of Arizona, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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