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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Tennessee Valley Authority. Newly installed generator units at work in a recent addition to 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. Newly installed generator units at work in...

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Stator frame of the 30,000 kilowatt generator which Westinghouse Electric Company is manufacturing for the Watts Bar Dam of Tennesse Valley Authority (TVA). It is lined with thousands of armature coils, and over 100,000 sheets of laminated iron which serve to conduct the electricity. The stator frame is part of the generator inside of which revolves the rotor or revolving part. The whole frame weighs 425,000 pounds and is shipped in four quarter sections. A worker measures the resistance of the windings. The frame measures 378 inches in diameter

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Stator frame of the 30,000 kilowatt genera...

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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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Tennessee Valley Authority. Generator winders work 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. Generator winders work at the winding of a...

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Tennessee Valley Authority. Eight generator units in the generator room of a new addition to the TVA's hydroelectric plant at Wilson Dam. Located near Sheffield, Alabama, 260 miles about 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. Eight generator units in the generator roo...

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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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Hiwassee Dam and powerhouse. Detailed view of dam with powerhouse in foreground, one unit installed at the time photograph was taken. Powerhouse is semi-outdoor type in that crane for installing and removing generator is exposed. Deck visible in picture is roof of power plant proper with control building projecting above

Hiwassee Dam and powerhouse. Detailed view of dam with powerhouse in f...

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

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

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The shaft of the 30,000 kilowatt waterwheel generator which Westinghouse Electric Company is manufacturing for the Watts Bar Dam of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). This is the central rotating part of the generator. It weighs 75,000 pounds and is the heaviest single part in the construction of the generator. In the background, men are working in the stator frame of the generator

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The shaft of the 30,000 kilowatt waterwheel ...

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Institute, West Virginia. A generator plant

Institute, West Virginia. A generator plant

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Chickamauga Dam and powerhouse. View of generator hall, looking towards reception room end. Upper row of three large windows is overlook for reception room. Three windows beneath are those of control room (compare with K 2313). Balcony for communication and view in front of control room windows. Roof is carried by rigid steel arches which spring from crane rail level; steel purlins, exposed precast concrete slab. Windows of hall are glass brick for insulation. Translucent plastic discs suspended from standard highboy lighting units conceal view or direct reflection of filaments and reflect spill light onto ceiling, thus generally brightening the space. Floor is ceramic tile; walls, glazed structural tile up to crame rail, exposed concrete above

Chickamauga Dam and powerhouse. View of generator hall, looking toward...

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

Chickamauga Dam and powerhouse. Hall off reception room which gives access to a good view of the tailrace through a window, thus making it possible for visitors to observe all essential parts of the project (generator hall, switchyard, reservoir, tailrace) from either the reception room or the hall. It also gives access to the elevator, the main stair, toilets, and to a promenade roof deck over the lower electrical bay of the powerhouse (foor at end). The decreasing height of the ceiling was necessitated by structural considerations ad was exploited for effect. Floor is terrazzo; walls, glazed structural tile; ceiling, plaster

Chickamauga Dam and powerhouse. Hall off reception room which gives ac...

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Chickamauga Dam and powerhouse. Two views of visitors' reception room which overlooks Chickamauga Lake from a slight platform at one end, and contains reception desk and entrance to elevator and stairs. Map in mural form over reception desk is used by guard in explaining location and significance of project. Switchyard can be seen through glazed doors of vestibule; on opposite side, entire wall underneath the dedication test (1936-Built for the People of the United States of America-1940) consists of glass and opens view of generator hall to visitors

Chickamauga Dam and powerhouse. Two views of visitors' reception room ...

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Pickwick Dam. Control room at Pickwick powerhouse with equipment for first two units in place. All principal lighting is indirect to avoid reflections on instrument faces. Recessed lights along rear wall illuminate back of main panel. Ceiling is acoustic tile; floor, linoleum. Series of glass panels in back of operator seated at desk permits view of generator hall such as appears on K 1849. Also, by means of a balcony visitors can inspect control room through these panels

Pickwick Dam. Control room at Pickwick powerhouse with equipment for f...

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De Land pool. Bits and parts. The members of the De Land, Florida pool solved their welding problem on their first war contract with typical American ingenuity. F.W. Casey had to have a welding generator and couldn't buy one. So he took an old Overland chassis, mounted a Dodge motor on it, attached a Studebaker radiator, and connected a second-hand generator to the engine. The outfit performs with the same efficiency as a five hundred dollar factory job

De Land pool. Bits and parts. The members of the De Land, Florida pool...

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Cherokee Dam, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Working on the cover of a 30,000 kilowatt generator under a 250 ton gantry crane

Cherokee Dam, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Working on...

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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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Baltimore, Maryland. Associated Transport Company trucking terminal. Reconditioning the generator of a truck

Baltimore, Maryland. Associated Transport Company trucking terminal. R...

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Norris Dam and powerhouse. Door to generator hall, Norris powerhouse. Constructed entirely of aluminum for ease of operation. Transom section removable when required. Function of door is to permit passage of large machine parts and complete transformers. Division into horizontal bands continues scale and appearance of windows on other walls

Norris Dam and powerhouse. Door to generator hall, Norris powerhouse. ...

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Chickamauga Dam and powerhouse. Hall off reception room which gives access to a good view of the tailrace through a window, thus making it possible for visitors to observe all essential parts of the project (generator hall, switchyard, reservoir, tailrace) from either the reception room or the hall. It also gives access to the elevator, the main stair, toilets, and to a promenade roof deck over the lower electrical bay of the powerhouse (foor at end). The decreasing height of the ceiling was necessitated by structural considerations ad was exploited for effect. Floor is terrazzo; walls, glazed structural tile; ceiling, plaster

Chickamauga Dam and powerhouse. Hall off reception room which gives ac...

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Civilian defense. This overhead switch controls the output of a 110-volt direct current generator, operating at 10 kilowatts to supply power to provide power for the two searchlights on the roof of the huge Emergency Service truck. There are also several auxilliary lights runs out from the truck and powered by this generator. This truck in New York City is the only one of its kind, so far

Civilian defense. This overhead switch controls the output of a 110-vo...

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

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

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Tennessee Valley Authority. Generator winders work 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. Generator winders work at the winding of a...

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Guntersville Dam and powerhouse. View of entrance end of generator hall from generator floor. Raised platform at end serves as delivery and assembly space for machinery, also as visitors' overlook. Machine repair and electrical shops are located under platform. Offices in downstream wing are served by open corridor, beginning of which is seen on upper floor to the right of the picture. Directly below, control room which can be inspected from entrance platform. Windows of generator hall along sides are of glass brick (as at Chickamauga, also) for heat insulation and easier maintenance

Guntersville Dam and powerhouse. View of entrance end of generator hal...

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Norris Dam and powerhouse. Norris generator hall. Turbines are enclosed in and below round concrete housings, generators are contained in steel upper portion. In peacetime visitors are admitted to balcony shown at left to inspect control room and are then taken to generator floor. Roof trusses are considered unattractive; later projects are framed with rigid steel arches

Norris Dam and powerhouse. Norris generator hall. Turbines are enclose...

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Lufkin, Texas. Southland paper mill. Power room with the turbo generator in foreground

Lufkin, Texas. Southland paper mill. Power room with the turbo generat...

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The shaft of the 30,000 kilowatt waterwheel generator which Westinghouse Electric Company is manufacturing for the Watts Bar Dam of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). This is the central rotating part of the generator. It weighs 75,000 pounds and is the heaviest single part in the construction of the generator. In the background, men are working in the stator frame of the generator

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The shaft of the 30,000 kilowatt waterwheel ...

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The shaft of the 30,000 kilowatt waterwheel generator which Westinghouse Electric Company is manufacturing for the Watts Bar Dam of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). This is the central rotating part of the generator. It weighs 75,000 pounds and is the heaviest single part in the construction of the generator. In the background, men are working in the stator frame of the generator

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The shaft of the 30,000 kilowatt waterwheel ...

Title and other information from print in lot. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The shaft of the 30,000 kilowatt waterwheel generator which Westinghouse Electric Company is manufacturing for the Watts Bar Dam of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). This is the central rotating part of the generator. It weighs 75,000 pounds and is the heaviest single part in the construction of the generator. In the background, men are working in the stator frame of the generator

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The shaft of the 30,000 kilowatt waterwheel ...

Title and other information from print in lot. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Chickamauga Dam and powerhouse. Two views of visitors' reception room which overlooks Chickamauga Lake from a slight platform at one end, and contains reception desk and entrance to elevator and stairs. Map in mural form over reception desk is used by guard in explaining location and significance of project. Switchyard can be seen through glazed doors of vestibule; on opposite side, entire wall underneath the dedication test (1936-Built for the People of the United States of America-1940) consists of glass and opens view of generator hall to visitors

Chickamauga Dam and powerhouse. Two views of visitors' reception room ...

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Hiwassee Dam and powerhouse. View of control building (compare description of K 2265). Circular steel cover in front occurs over generator and can be lifted by crane for access to the latter. Control building contains entrance vestibule in center, reception facilities and offices in lower wing with continuous glazing to the left; control room (windowless) and air conditioning (three circular louvers) in the higher wing at right. Note alternating direction of formwork. In this instance, wall panels, 4'x10', were precast and lifted into place by cranes

Hiwassee Dam and powerhouse. View of control building (compare descrip...

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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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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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Watts Bar steam plant. Partial view of generator hall with one of 60,000 kva turbines in foreground. Gray ceramic tile floor, blue-gray tile walls, exposed steel work designed for maximum simplicity with rigid frame roof arches, precast concrete slabs, continuous glass brick above crane rail level. Units in light cream with a rich tan over portions of the machinery subject to particularly high temperatures. Light color over other portions compels first-class maintenance, also emphasizes importance of units by concentrating attention

Watts Bar steam plant. Partial view of generator hall with one of 60,0...

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Pickwick Dam. Cranes and other engineering features are designed with same care as architectural feaatures. This one, in back of generator hall, serves for the transfer of heavy equipment from barges into the assembly and repair space

Pickwick Dam. Cranes and other engineering features are designed with ...

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The 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). The total weight of the generator is 955,000 pounds. The eight arms of the lower bracket which extend outwards are fastened to the foundation on which the generator rests and bear the brunt of its weight

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The lower bracket of the 30,000 kilowatt wat...

Title and other information from print in lot. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The 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). The total weight of the generator is 955,000 pounds. The eight arms of the lower bracket which extend outwards are fastened to the foundation on which the generator rests and bear the brunt of its weight

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The lower bracket of the 30,000 kilowatt wat...

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Civilian defense. This overhead switch controls the output of a 110-volt direct current generator, operating at 10 kilowatts to supply power to provide power for the two searchlights on the roof of the huge Emergency Service truck. There are also several auxilliary lights runs out from the truck and powered by this generator. This truck in New York City is the only one of its kind, so far

Civilian defense. This overhead switch controls the output of a 110-vo...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Photographed by Afred T. Palmer or Howard Hollem. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Ov... More

Production. Diesel engines. An electrical generator is coupled to a diesel engine being made for the Navy at a Midwest manufacturing plant

Production. Diesel engines. An electrical generator is coupled to a di...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial equipment, workshop, assembly line, factory, power engine, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Tennessee Valley Authority. A cover plate and exciter housing 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 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 cover plate and exciter housing of a new...

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

Norris Dam and powerhouse. Norris generator hall. Turbines are enclosed in and below round concrete housings, generators are contained in steel upper portion. In peacetime visitors are admitted to balcony shown at left to inspect control room and are then taken to generator floor. Roof trusses are considered unattractive; later projects are framed with rigid steel arches

Norris Dam and powerhouse. Norris generator hall. Turbines are enclose...

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Pickwick Dam.Transformers in back of generator hall, switchyard mounted on top of building and heavy transfer crane make interesting combination of architectural and engineering features

Pickwick Dam.Transformers in back of generator hall, switchyard mounte...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial equipment, workshop, assembly line, factory, power engine, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Chickamauga Dam and powerhouse. View of generator hall, looking towards reception room end. Upper row of three large windows is overlook for reception room. Three windows beneath are those of control room (compare with K 2313). Balcony for communication and view in front of control room windows. Roof is carried by rigid steel arches which spring from crane rail level; steel purlins, exposed precast concrete slab. Windows of hall are glass brick for insulation. Translucent plastic discs suspended from standard highboy lighting units conceal view or direct reflection of filaments and reflect spill light onto ceiling, thus generally brightening the space. Floor is ceramic tile; walls, glazed structural tile up to crame rail, exposed concrete above

Chickamauga Dam and powerhouse. View of generator hall, looking toward...

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

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. 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...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More