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Transformer manufacture. Welding is an intrinsic part of the manufacture of transformers. This welder is employed by a large Eastern electrical company whose power transformers are needed by many factories engaged in war production. He's welding pipes on a power transformer tank. Westinghouse, Sharon, Pennsylvania

Transformer manufacture. Welding is an intrinsic part of the manufactu...

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Tennessee Valley Authority. Construction activities on a new generating unit in the new addition to TVA's hydroelectric plant at Wilson Dam. The walls and a portion of the intake can be seen. 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. Construction activities on a new generatin...

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Tennessee Valley Authority. Pole line carrying 110-volt current generated at 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. Pole line carrying 110-volt current genera...

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Tennessee Valley Authority. Watts Bar Dam hydroelectric plant. Tightening a nut on a guide vane operating servomotor 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. Tighten...

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Transformer manufacture. Forming the heart of the giant transformers which manufacture power for America's war production plants, these spools of copper wire are lifted by a crane, guided into place by a worker. Westinghouse, Sharon, Pennsylvania

Transformer manufacture. Forming the heart of the giant transformers w...

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Transformer manufacture. These huge aluminum spheres are used to test each power transformer which is ready to be shipped from a large Eastern electrical plant. Since lightning is apt to destroy power units in the field, each transformer is given an "artificial lightning" test to determine its ability to resist the elements. These spheres are part of a setup that produces 2,500,000 volts for testing purposes. Westinghouse, Sharon, Pennsylvania

Transformer manufacture. These huge aluminum spheres are used to test ...

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

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

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Transformer manufacture. These completed power transformers are sent to every part of the country and to almost every country in the Western hemisphere where they are needed in war production factories. These giants supply the power essentials to the production of ships and guns and tanks, as well as all other war essentials. Cranes capable of handling seventy-five tons hoist completed transformers to flatcars. Westinghouse, Sharon, Pennsylvania

Transformer manufacture. These completed power transformers are sent t...

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Power and conservation. Chickamauga Dam, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). The new 154,000 volt transmission line running from 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 travels along this line serves many useful domestic, agricultural and industrial uses

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

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

Tennessee Valley Authority. Construction of Douglas Dam. Dumping anoth...

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Production. Pratt and Whitney airplane engines. A cover case for a Pratt and Whitney airplane engine is milled on a Milwaukee vertical miller in a large Eastern plant now working at full tilt to supply our armed forces with superior power installations. Pratt and Whitney Aircraft

Production. Pratt and Whitney airplane engines. A cover case for a Pra...

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Tennessee Valley Authority. Watts Bar Dam hydroelectric plant. Some of the 1,200 ampere oil circuit breakers in the switchyard of 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. Some of...

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Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. A Marine Corps glider towed by a power plane at Page Field, Parris Island, South Carolina. The student glider pilot may some day make a visit, in battle dress, on Adolph, Benito or Hiro

Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. A Marine Corps glider towed by a ...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. substations. Substation no. 38 window display: I will do my part resolution

Potomac Electric Power Co. substations. Substation no. 38 window displ...

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United States "lend-lease" program in eastern India. Royal Air Force ground crew attaches bombs to lend-lease Mohawk fighter. These planes carry six bombs in addition to their six machine-guns. Pilots call the Mohawk the "best answer to the Jap's air power"

United States "lend-lease" program in eastern India. Royal Air Force g...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. substations. Substation no. 38 window display: Home service daily radio show I

Potomac Electric Power Co. substations. Substation no. 38 window displ...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. miscellaneous. Fire sprays and fire fighting equipment III

Potomac Electric Power Co. miscellaneous. Fire sprays and fire fightin...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. miscellaneous. Manhole, 10th St. S.W. I

Potomac Electric Power Co. miscellaneous. Manhole, 10th St. S.W. I

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Potomac Electric Power Co. air conditioning and lighting. Clifton Liquors on 14th St. I

Potomac Electric Power Co. air conditioning and lighting. Clifton Liqu...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Alexandria plant. Aerial view of Alexandria plant site I

Potomac Electric Power Co. Alexandria plant. Aerial view of Alexandria...

Public domain aerial photograph, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Potomac Electric Power Company (PEPCO) is a publicly traded utility company that provides electric service to customers in ... More

Potomac Electric Power Co. commercial kitchens, restaurants and lighting. Garfinckel's Greenbriar Garden Restaurant

Potomac Electric Power Co. commercial kitchens, restaurants and lighti...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. apartments and kitchens. Living room in home at 3845 Suitland Rd.

Potomac Electric Power Co. apartments and kitchens. Living room in hom...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. commercial kitchens, restaurants and lighting. Carl's Waffle Shop at Wisconsin and Prospect II

Potomac Electric Power Co. commercial kitchens, restaurants and lighti...

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Hawthorn Power Plant, Kansas City Light and Power, Kansas City, Missouri. Exterior view, from south III

Hawthorn Power Plant, Kansas City Light and Power, Kansas City, Missou...

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R.E.F., Jericho Turnpike, Mineola, Long Island. Power shear

R.E.F., Jericho Turnpike, Mineola, Long Island. Power shear

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[East Corridor, First Floor. Mosaic in domed lobby at head of stairway leading to ground floor, with quotation "Knowledge is power." Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[East Corridor, First Floor. Mosaic in domed lobby at head of stairway...

More information about the Highsmith Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.highsm Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

Details from the Alabama Power Company building, Birmingham, Alabama

Details from the Alabama Power Company building, Birmingham, Alabama

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St. Mary's Greek Byzantine Catholic Church, Church, 401 Power Street, Johnstown, Cambria County, PA

St. Mary's Greek Byzantine Catholic Church, Church, 401 Power Street, ...

Survey number: HABS PA-5742-A Building/structure dates: 1920- 1922 Initial Construction

St. Mary's Greek Byzantine Catholic Church, Church, 401 Power Street, Johnstown, Cambria County, PA

St. Mary's Greek Byzantine Catholic Church, Church, 401 Power Street, ...

Survey number: HABS PA-5742-A Building/structure dates: 1920- 1922 Initial Construction

Old Water Power Grist Mill, Macon, Noxubee County, MS

Old Water Power Grist Mill, Macon, Noxubee County, MS

Survey number: HABS MS-100 Building/structure dates: 1836 Initial Construction

Great Falls/S. U. M. Power Canal System, Paterson, Passaic County, NJ

Great Falls/S. U. M. Power Canal System, Paterson, Passaic County, NJ

Significance: Begun by the Society for the Establishment of Useful Manufacturers under the supervision of Pierre L'Enfant, the Canal System was first completed in 1794. Later alterations and improvements were ... More

Great Falls/S. U. M. Power Canal System, Paterson, Passaic County, NJ

Great Falls/S. U. M. Power Canal System, Paterson, Passaic County, NJ

Significance: Begun by the Society for the Establishment of Useful Manufacturers under the supervision of Pierre L'Enfant, the Canal System was first completed in 1794. Later alterations and improvements were ... More

Central Power Station, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Kitsap County, WA

Central Power Station, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Kitsap C...

Significance: The Central Power Station at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard was constructed in 1910 as the Shipyard's first Central Steam/Power Station. It was the principal power plant for the buildings and equipme... More

Central Power Station, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Kitsap County, WA

Central Power Station, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Kitsap C...

Significance: The Central Power Station at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard was constructed in 1910 as the Shipyard's first Central Steam/Power Station. It was the principal power plant for the buildings and equipme... More

Central Power Station, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Kitsap County, WA

Central Power Station, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Kitsap C...

Significance: The Central Power Station at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard was constructed in 1910 as the Shipyard's first Central Steam/Power Station. It was the principal power plant for the buildings and equipme... More

Cohoes Company Power Canal System, Level 2, North Mohawk Street, Cohoes, Albany County, NY

Cohoes Company Power Canal System, Level 2, North Mohawk Street, Cohoe...

These records were prepared as part of the Mohawk-Hudson Area Survey, a pilot study for the Historic American Engineering Record which was established in 1969 under the aegis of the Historic American Buildings ... More

Norwich Water Power Company, Dam, West bank of Shetucket River opposite Fourteenth Street, Greenville section, Norwich, New London County, CT

Norwich Water Power Company, Dam, West bank of Shetucket River opposit...

Significance: The dam is significant as a major component of an 1882 rebuilding of the Norwich Water Power Company's facilities. The project reduced the length of the canal and improved the flow of water, ther... More

PEPCO Power Station, 922 I Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

PEPCO Power Station, 922 I Street Northwest, Washington, District of C...

Significance: This building's stone facade solid massing and decorative elements contribute to the significance of the design. The architect, Arthur B. Heaton was a prominent Washington Architect, and received... More

PEPCO Power Station, 922 I Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

PEPCO Power Station, 922 I Street Northwest, Washington, District of C...

Significance: This building's stone facade solid massing and decorative elements contribute to the significance of the design. The architect, Arthur B. Heaton was a prominent Washington Architect, and received... More

Puget Sound Power & Light Company, White River Hydroelectric Project, 600 North River Avenue, Dieringer, Pierce County, WA

Puget Sound Power & Light Company, White River Hydroelectric Project, ...

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Puget Sound Power & Light Company, White River Hydroelectric Project, 600 North River Avenue, Dieringer, Pierce County, WA

Puget Sound Power & Light Company, White River Hydroelectric Project, ...

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Puget Sound Power & Light Company, White River Hydroelectric Project, 600 North River Avenue, Dieringer, Pierce County, WA

Puget Sound Power & Light Company, White River Hydroelectric Project, ...

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Puget Sound Power & Light Company, White River Hydroelectric Project, 600 North River Avenue, Dieringer, Pierce County, WA

Puget Sound Power & Light Company, White River Hydroelectric Project, ...

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Fries Manaufacturing & Power Company, Idols Station, Yadkin River, Clemmons, Forsyth County, NC

Fries Manaufacturing & Power Company, Idols Station, Yadkin River, Cle...

Significance: First hydroelectric plant in North Carolina. Survey number: HAER NC-9 Building/structure dates: 1914 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: ca. 1897- 1898 Initial Construction

Utah Power & Light Company, Stairs Hydroelectric Station, Holladay, Salt Lake County, UT

Utah Power & Light Company, Stairs Hydroelectric Station, Holladay, Sa...

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Utah Power & Light Company, Stairs Hydroelectric Station, Holladay, Salt Lake County, UT

Utah Power & Light Company, Stairs Hydroelectric Station, Holladay, Sa...

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[Design drawing for stained glass windows "Power" and "Majesty"]

[Design drawing for stained glass windows "Power" and "Majesty"]

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Puget Sound Power & Light Company, White River Hydroelectric Project, Cottage No. 5, 2114 Cottage Road East, Dieringer, Pierce County, WA

Puget Sound Power & Light Company, White River Hydroelectric Project, ...

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Bay City Traction & Electric Company, Power Station, 301 Washington Street, Bay City, Bay County, MI

Bay City Traction & Electric Company, Power Station, 301 Washington St...

Significance: the Bay City Traction and Electric Power Company Power Station was constructed as a steam generating plant providing power for interurban electric traction transportation in Bay City. This buildin... More

Bay City Traction & Electric Company, Power Station, 301 Washington Street, Bay City, Bay County, MI

Bay City Traction & Electric Company, Power Station, 301 Washington St...

Significance: the Bay City Traction and Electric Power Company Power Station was constructed as a steam generating plant providing power for interurban electric traction transportation in Bay City. This buildin... More

Puget Sound Power & Light Company, White River Hydroelectric Project, 600 North River Avenue, Dieringer, Pierce County, WA

Puget Sound Power & Light Company, White River Hydroelectric Project, ...

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Power Flume No. 1, Tacoma, La Plata County, CO

Power Flume No. 1, Tacoma, La Plata County, CO

Significance: It was an integral part of the Tacoma Hydroelectric Project in southwest Colorado. The project was undertaken in order to produce cheap power for the mining operations at Silverton. Due to leakage... More

Ricks Estate, Electric Power Generating Mill (Ruin), Stone Bridge Road, Hot Springs, Garland County, AR

Ricks Estate, Electric Power Generating Mill (Ruin), Stone Bridge Road...

See also Ricks Estate, Stone Bridge, HABS No. AR-34-B; & Ricks Estate, Boathouse, HABS No. AR-34-C. For Hot Springs Bathhouses, see HABS Nos. AR-28 through AR-28-I, & the Pythian Bathhouse, HABS No. AR-29. Sur... More

Telluride Power Company, Nunn Hydroelectric Plant, Southeast side of Provo River, 300 feet West of US Route 189, Orem, Utah County, UT

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

Telluride Power Company, Nunn Hydroelectric Plant, Southeast side of Provo River, 300 feet West of US Route 189, Orem, Utah County, UT

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

Telluride Power Company, Nunn Hydroelectric Plant, Southeast side of Provo River, 300 feet West of US Route 189, Orem, Utah County, UT

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

Yakima Valley Transportation Company Interurban Railroad, Main Power Substation, Yakima, Yakima County, WA

Yakima Valley Transportation Company Interurban Railroad, Main Power S...

Survey number: HAER WA-13-B Public domain photograph of electric locomotive, electrified railroads, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph of electric powe... More

Washington Water Power Clark Fork River Cabinet Gorge Hydroelectric Development, Powerhouse, North Bank of Clark Fork River at Cabinet Gorge, Cabinet, Bonner County, ID

Washington Water Power Clark Fork River Cabinet Gorge Hydroelectric De...

Significance: It is locally important because of its influence, along with the associated Cabinet Gorge Hydroelectric Development, on the local environment, landscape and economy. The facility is also important... More

Hoover Dam, Los Angeles Bureau of Power & Light Lines 1-3, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Los Angeles Bureau of Power & Light Lines 1-3, U.S. Highwa...

Significance: The transmission lines included pioneering technology in high-voltage transmission. The lines were crucial elements of the Hoover Dam electrical complex, particularly in the role played by Hoover ... More

Georgia Power Atlanta Division Building, 143 Alabama Street, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Georgia Power Atlanta Division Building, 143 Alabama Street, Atlanta, ...

Significance: This Art Moderne six story Flemish bond brick, marble, and limestone building features a flat roof, rounded corners, and horizontal bands of windows. The building was known as the Atlanta Constit... More

Skagit Power Development, Diablo Powerhouse, On Skagit River, 6.1 miles upstream from Newhalem, Newhalem, Whatcom County, WA

Skagit Power Development, Diablo Powerhouse, On Skagit River, 6.1 mile...

Significance: Seattle City Light, during the construction of the Skagit Power Development, maintained a dedication to quality. This becomes evident in the ornamental details of Diablo Powerhouse. Unit 31 in t... More

Skagit Power Development, Diablo Powerhouse, On Skagit River, 6.1 miles upstream from Newhalem, Newhalem, Whatcom County, WA

Skagit Power Development, Diablo Powerhouse, On Skagit River, 6.1 mile...

Significance: Seattle City Light, during the construction of the Skagit Power Development, maintained a dedication to quality. This becomes evident in the ornamental details of Diablo Powerhouse. Unit 31 in t... More

Skagit Power Development, Diablo Powerhouse, On Skagit River, 6.1 miles upstream from Newhalem, Newhalem, Whatcom County, WA

Skagit Power Development, Diablo Powerhouse, On Skagit River, 6.1 mile...

Significance: Seattle City Light, during the construction of the Skagit Power Development, maintained a dedication to quality. This becomes evident in the ornamental details of Diablo Powerhouse. Unit 31 in t... More

Skagit Power Development, Diablo Powerhouse, On Skagit River, 6.1 miles upstream from Newhalem, Newhalem, Whatcom County, WA

Skagit Power Development, Diablo Powerhouse, On Skagit River, 6.1 mile...

Significance: Seattle City Light, during the construction of the Skagit Power Development, maintained a dedication to quality. This becomes evident in the ornamental details of Diablo Powerhouse. Unit 31 in t... More

Skagit Power Development, Diablo Powerhouse, On Skagit River, 6.1 miles upstream from Newhalem, Newhalem, Whatcom County, WA

Skagit Power Development, Diablo Powerhouse, On Skagit River, 6.1 mile...

Significance: Seattle City Light, during the construction of the Skagit Power Development, maintained a dedication to quality. This becomes evident in the ornamental details of Diablo Powerhouse. Unit 31 in t... More

Thompson Falls Hydroelectric Project, Power Foreman's Bungalow, On island between Forebay Channel & ClarkFord River, Thompson Falls, Sanders County, MT

Thompson Falls Hydroelectric Project, Power Foreman's Bungalow, On isl...

Significance: The building is representative of turn-of-the-century hydroelectric companies' custom of providing employee housing to ensure the efficient operation and maintenance of their facilities. The bunga... More

Thompson Falls Hydroelectric Project, Power Foreman's Bungalow, On island between Forebay Channel & ClarkFord River, Thompson Falls, Sanders County, MT

Thompson Falls Hydroelectric Project, Power Foreman's Bungalow, On isl...

Significance: The building is representative of turn-of-the-century hydroelectric companies' custom of providing employee housing to ensure the efficient operation and maintenance of their facilities. The bunga... More

Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, SPERT-I & Power Burst Facility Area, Scoville, Butte County, ID

Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, SPERT-I & Power Burst Facility ...

Significance: With the inauguration of nuclear reactor research after World War II, the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) tried to anticipate and prevent possible nuclear accidents. In 1954, it began the Nuclear S... More

Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, SPERT-I & Power Burst Facility Area, Scoville, Butte County, ID

Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, SPERT-I & Power Burst Facility ...

Significance: With the inauguration of nuclear reactor research after World War II, the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) tried to anticipate and prevent possible nuclear accidents. In 1954, it began the Nuclear S... More

Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, SPERT-I & Power Burst Facility Area, Scoville, Butte County, ID

Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, SPERT-I & Power Burst Facility ...

Significance: With the inauguration of nuclear reactor research after World War II, the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) tried to anticipate and prevent possible nuclear accidents. In 1954, it began the Nuclear S... More

Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, SPERT-I & Power Burst Facility Area, Scoville, Butte County, ID

Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, SPERT-I & Power Burst Facility ...

Significance: With the inauguration of nuclear reactor research after World War II, the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) tried to anticipate and prevent possible nuclear accidents. In 1954, it began the Nuclear S... More

Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, SPERT-I & Power Burst Facility Area, Scoville, Butte County, ID

Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, SPERT-I & Power Burst Facility ...

Significance: With the inauguration of nuclear reactor research after World War II, the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) tried to anticipate and prevent possible nuclear accidents. In 1954, it began the Nuclear S... More

Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, SPERT-I & Power Burst Facility Area, Scoville, Butte County, ID

Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, SPERT-I & Power Burst Facility ...

Significance: With the inauguration of nuclear reactor research after World War II, the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) tried to anticipate and prevent possible nuclear accidents. In 1954, it began the Nuclear S... More

Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, SPERT-I & Power Burst Facility Area, Scoville, Butte County, ID

Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, SPERT-I & Power Burst Facility ...

Significance: With the inauguration of nuclear reactor research after World War II, the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) tried to anticipate and prevent possible nuclear accidents. In 1954, it began the Nuclear S... More

Oliver H. P. Parker to Abraham Lincoln, September 1860  (Slave Power conspiracy theory)
[Power of music] / chromo. of Duval & Hunter, Philadelphia ; Jas. F. Queen after A. Dircks.

[Power of music] / chromo. of Duval & Hunter, Philadelphia ; Jas. F. Q...

Print shows an African American man playing fiddle and family dancing. It resembles, but is an Americanized variation of, Auguste Dircks (1806-1881) "Dancing to the fiddle" now in the Josef Mensing Gallery, Ham... More

Roosevelt Power Canal & Diversion Dam, Parallels Salt River, Roosevelt, Gila County, AZ

Roosevelt Power Canal & Diversion Dam, Parallels Salt River, Roosevelt...

Significance: The Roosevelt Power Canal was built as an integral part of the Salt River Project and represents the U. S. Reclamation Service's first involvement in the construction of hydroelectric power facili... More

Roosevelt Power Canal & Diversion Dam, Parallels Salt River, Roosevelt, Gila County, AZ

Roosevelt Power Canal & Diversion Dam, Parallels Salt River, Roosevelt...

Significance: The Roosevelt Power Canal was built as an integral part of the Salt River Project and represents the U. S. Reclamation Service's first involvement in the construction of hydroelectric power facili... More

Roosevelt Power Canal & Diversion Dam, Parallels Salt River, Roosevelt, Gila County, AZ

Roosevelt Power Canal & Diversion Dam, Parallels Salt River, Roosevelt...

Significance: The Roosevelt Power Canal was built as an integral part of the Salt River Project and represents the U. S. Reclamation Service's first involvement in the construction of hydroelectric power facili... More

Roosevelt Power Canal & Diversion Dam, Parallels Salt River, Roosevelt, Gila County, AZ

Roosevelt Power Canal & Diversion Dam, Parallels Salt River, Roosevelt...

Significance: The Roosevelt Power Canal was built as an integral part of the Salt River Project and represents the U. S. Reclamation Service's first involvement in the construction of hydroelectric power facili... More

Roosevelt Power Canal & Diversion Dam, Parallels Salt River, Roosevelt, Gila County, AZ

Roosevelt Power Canal & Diversion Dam, Parallels Salt River, Roosevelt...

Significance: The Roosevelt Power Canal was built as an integral part of the Salt River Project and represents the U. S. Reclamation Service's first involvement in the construction of hydroelectric power facili... More

Roosevelt Power Canal & Diversion Dam, Parallels Salt River, Roosevelt, Gila County, AZ

Roosevelt Power Canal & Diversion Dam, Parallels Salt River, Roosevelt...

Significance: The Roosevelt Power Canal was built as an integral part of the Salt River Project and represents the U. S. Reclamation Service's first involvement in the construction of hydroelectric power facili... More

Power to the working class Revolutionary songs written & sung by workers & students in struggle.

Power to the working class Revolutionary songs written & sung by worke...

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Hydroelectric Power Development North Highlands, Thirty-eighth Street on Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

Hydroelectric Power Development North Highlands, Thirty-eighth Street ...

Significance: This development was the largest in the South when built in 1900. Originally, the dam provided water for 2 power houses: one for hydroelectric power generation, one for hydromechanical power tran... More

Spruce Street Bridge, East Spruce Street, 500 Block, spanning Power Canal, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Spruce Street Bridge, East Spruce Street, 500 Block, spanning Power Ca...

Significance: The bridge is typical of the eye-bar truss construction used extensively at the beginning of the twentieth century. This design provided a flat deck suspended from the camel-back arch. Both vert... More

Turners Falls Power & Electric Company, Hampden Station, East bank of Connecticut River, Chicopee, Hampden County, MA

Turners Falls Power & Electric Company, Hampden Station, East bank of ...

Significance: Turners Falls Power and Electric Company built only hydroelectric facilities until World War I, when it constructed the coal-fired, steam-powered Hampden Station to meet increased industrial deman... More

Turners Falls Power & Electric Company, Hampden Station, East bank of Connecticut River, Chicopee, Hampden County, MA

Turners Falls Power & Electric Company, Hampden Station, East bank of ...

Significance: Turners Falls Power and Electric Company built only hydroelectric facilities until World War I, when it constructed the coal-fired, steam-powered Hampden Station to meet increased industrial deman... More

Saratoga Gas Light Company, Gasholder No. 2, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation Substation Facility, intersection of Excelsior & East Avenues, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, NY

Saratoga Gas Light Company, Gasholder No. 2, Niagara Mohawk Power Corp...

Significance: Gasholder No. 2 is significant because of the role of gasholders in general in furthering residential and commercial development in urban areas. In addition, it is one of only a few remaining gas... More

Arvada Bridge, Spanning Power River on County Road No. 38, Arvada, Sheridan County, WY

Arvada Bridge, Spanning Power River on County Road No. 38, Arvada, She...

Significance: The Arvada Bridge is a pin connected Parker Through truss and one of only two examples remaining of its type in the State. It is one of the most significant of Wyoming's early bridges. Survey nu... More

Salt Lake City Water & Electrical Power Company, Jordan Narrows Hydroelectric Plant, Jordan River, Riverton, Salt Lake County, UT

Salt Lake City Water & Electrical Power Company, Jordan Narrows Hydroe...

Significance: Site includes examples of both typical late 19th C. irrigation practice in Utah and an early Hydroelectric system. Survey number: HAER UT-15 Building/structure dates: ca. 1899 Initial Construction

Bonneville Power Administration Burley Substation, 1221 Albion Avenue, Burley, Cassia County, ID

Bonneville Power Administration Burley Substation, 1221 Albion Avenue,...

Significance: The Burley Substation is significant as a distribution component of the United States Reclamation Service's Minidoka Project, which pioneered agricultural development and the market for commercial... More

Bonneville Power Administration Burley Substation, 1221 Albion Avenue, Burley, Cassia County, ID

Bonneville Power Administration Burley Substation, 1221 Albion Avenue,...

Significance: The Burley Substation is significant as a distribution component of the United States Reclamation Service's Minidoka Project, which pioneered agricultural development and the market for commercial... More

Bonneville Power Administration Burley Substation, 1221 Albion Avenue, Burley, Cassia County, ID

Bonneville Power Administration Burley Substation, 1221 Albion Avenue,...

Significance: The Burley Substation is significant as a distribution component of the United States Reclamation Service's Minidoka Project, which pioneered agricultural development and the market for commercial... More

Bonneville Power Administration Burley Substation, 1221 Albion Avenue, Burley, Cassia County, ID

Bonneville Power Administration Burley Substation, 1221 Albion Avenue,...

Significance: The Burley Substation is significant as a distribution component of the United States Reclamation Service's Minidoka Project, which pioneered agricultural development and the market for commercial... More

Skagit Power Development, Newhalem Powerhouse & Dam, On Skagit River, 0.3 mile downstream from Newhalem, Newhalem, Whatcom County, WA

Skagit Power Development, Newhalem Powerhouse & Dam, On Skagit River, ...

Significance: The Newhalem Power Plant's purpose was to provide temporary power for construction of the first dam and City Camp (Newhalem). The Plant began operation 1921. In the early 1950s, was semiautomate... More

Plattsburgh Air Force Base, Electric Power Station Building, LeMay Road, Plattsburgh, Clinton County, NY

Plattsburgh Air Force Base, Electric Power Station Building, LeMay Roa...

Significance: Building 3000 is an element of the SAC Alert Area, which once consisted of a self-contained complex of high security buildings, fences, gates, and towers. During the Cold War, it housed the essent... More

Bonneville Power Administration South Bank Substation, I-84, South of Bonneville Dam Powerhouse, Bonneville, Multnomah County, OR

Bonneville Power Administration South Bank Substation, I-84, South of ...

Significance: South Bank Substation was one of the first substations constructed by the Bonneville Power Administration. It is historically significant because it served to energize the BPA's first transmissio... More

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...

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Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...

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Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...

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