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Chief Counsel. Washington, D.C., Nov. 15. Francis Biddle, Chief Counsel for the Joint Congressional Committee Investigating the Tennessee Valley Authority, pictured as he questioned witnesses today when the public hearings were resumed

Chief Counsel. Washington, D.C., Nov. 15. Francis Biddle, Chief Counse...

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Praises work of TVA in combating disease. Washington, D.C., Nov. 15. Surgeon General Thomas Parran was the first witness today as the Joint Congressional Committee Investigating the Tennessee Valley Authority resumed it's public hearing at the Capitol. While praising the TVA for the work it has done in combating disease, Dr. Parran termed the south 'the nation's no. 1 health problem.' He said the south had the 'fewest physicians' per capita, the fewest hospitals, and the highest death rate

Praises work of TVA in combating disease. Washington, D.C., Nov. 15. S...

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Refreshments concession inside the Norris visitors' building (compare with notes on K 1867). In the design of such facilities the TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) wanted to demonstrate simple, clean, efficient arrangements which at the time were not known or appreciated in the valley

Refreshments concession inside the Norris visitors' building (compare ...

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This photograph shows how the two halves of a trailer house, delivered individually, are assembled by simply rolling them together on previously prepared foundations which consist of a few posts driven into the ground connected by planks upon which the house halves roll by means of small wooden wheels. Each half is light enough to be towed behind a 3/4 ton truck or passenger car. They come fully equipped with all essential furniture and equipment, either built-in or stored inside during transport. They are connected to each other by a few bolts, while the roof sections meet in ridges over which a common cap is laid. The whole operation may take between one and three hours, including connection to previously prepared utilities. The section or halves measure 26' x 7'9," thus permitting highway transportation without special permits. Any number of sections can be combined. Two- and three-bedroom houses. Recreation buildings, bath houses, and even very large barracks, have been constructed by TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) on the same general plans but using more sections

This photograph shows how the two halves of a trailer house, delivered...

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Agriculture being still the predominant occupation in the Valley, the TVA's (Tennessee Valley Authority) programs included a demonstration of good agricultural practices. The barn shown here was built in the course of such programs and served the double purpose of demonstration and the provision of pasteurized milk for construction employees

Agriculture being still the predominant occupation in the Valley, the ...

Original Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) number: 2200. Title and other information from caption sheet entry. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; ... More

Recreational structures. Boat harbor at Norris, with parking spaces in foreground. Harbor was obtained practically without added expense by application of design to the quarrying operations which furnished the concrete aggregate for the dam. This view, which shows only a portion of the parking space, indicates the tremendous popularity enjoyed by TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) resorts, all the parking spaces being jammed full on summer holidays

Recreational structures. Boat harbor at Norris, with parking spaces in...

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Chickamauga Dam and powerhouse. One of the headquarters buildings of farmers' cooperatives which distribute TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) power. With comfortable lounges, meeting rooms, and up-to-snuff shops, garages and offices, such buildings become centers of interest in the small towns in which they are located (quoted from previously written caption). Headquarters building of the rural power distribution cooperative at Shelbyville, Tennessee (see general comments under K 2382). In the design of these structures a certain degree of uniformity is observed to express the fact that they are parts of a nationwide system. The symbol REA stands for Rural Electrification Administration which by engineering, financing, and general guidance promotes rural electrical cooperatives throughout the United States and its territories. Each design is individually developed, however, from the special requirements of the organization and with attention to location and site characteristics

Chickamauga Dam and powerhouse. One of the headquarters buildings of f...

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Cove Lake Park was built under TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) direction by the Tennessee State Department of Conservation with the assistance of the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) on an arm of Norris Lake. It was initiated as a demonstration of standards appropriate to valley conditions

Cove Lake Park was built under TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) direct...

Original Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) number: K 2676. Title and other information from caption sheet entry. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division... More

Construction at TVA's Douglas Dam, Tenn.

Construction at TVA's Douglas Dam, Tenn.

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Countryside near the TVA site of the Douglas dam, Tenn

Countryside near the TVA site of the Douglas dam, Tenn

12002-36. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

Above the construction work, the aggregate storage pile which provides crushed stone and sand, Fort Loudon [i.e., Loudoun] Dam, Tenn.

Above the construction work, the aggregate storage pile which provides...

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Knox County, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Cows are milked by electricity on the Broadacre Dairy Farm

Knox County, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Cows are mi...

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Sheffield, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority(TVA)). Kenneth C. Hall with his wife, Helen Louise, and daughter Peggy. Mr. Hall is a foreman in the hot rolling mill at the Reynolds Metals Company, an aluminum plant using TVA electricity. He lives in a TVA defense house at Sheffield, Alabama

Sheffield, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority(TVA)). Kenneth C. Hall ...

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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...

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

Tennessee Valley Authority. Construction of Douglas Dam. A dump cart 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 TVA system in dry years and almost 170,000 kilowatts in the average year

Tennessee Valley Authority. Construction of Douglas Dam. A dump cart a...

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

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

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Douglas Dam, Tennessee. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Jackhammer operator

Douglas Dam, Tennessee. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Jackhammer o...

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Tennessee Valley Authority. Construction of Douglas Dam. A new shift reports for duty 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 TVA system in dry years and almost 170,000 kilowatts in the average year

Tennessee Valley Authority. Construction of Douglas Dam. A new shift r...

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Knox County, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Mrs. Wiegel, farm wife, in her electric kitchen

Knox County, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Mrs. Wiegel...

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

Tennessee Valley Authority. Construction of Douglas Dam. A log cofferd...

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Sheffield, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). The Halls attend the Christian Science church regularly

Sheffield, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). The Halls atten...

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Wilson Dam, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) boy weeds loblolly pine seedlings at TVA nursery

Wilson Dam, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Civilian Conse...

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

Production. Steam power plant equipment. A header for a new high-pressure boiler is drilled through a jig. Steam boilers and other power-house equipment to supplement the hydroelectric installations of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) system are produced in the large Chattanooga shops of the Combustion Engineering Company

Production. Steam power plant equipment. A header for a new high-press...

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

Lauderdale County, Alabama. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Small grains and hay are Julien H. Chase's chief crops

Lauderdale County, Alabama. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Small gr...

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

Fort Loudon i.e., Loudoun Dam, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Moving rock

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

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

Wilson Dam, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Workers at safety meeting

Wilson Dam, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Workers at saf...

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

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

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Knox County, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Mrs. Robert Bacon, farm wife, with some of her electric appliances: fan, ironer, radio

Knox County, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Mrs. Robert...

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Tennessee Valley Authority. Watts Bar Dam hydroelectric plant. Installing tubes in condensers at TVA's Watts Bar steam plant. This plant will supplement the big hydroelectric installation at Watts Bar Dam, which has an authorized output of 90,000 kilowatts, and a possible ultimate of 150,000 kilowatts. Each of the four big turbo-generators in the steam plant is rated at 60,000 kilowatts

Tennessee Valley Authority. Watts Bar Dam hydroelectric plant. Install...

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Tennessee Valley Authority. Watts Bar Dam hydroelectric plant. One of four turbo-generating units produce electric power at TVA's Watts Bar steam plant. This plant will supplement the big hydroelectric installations at Watts Bar Dam, which has an authorized output of 90,000 kilowatts, and a possible ultimate of 150,000 kilowatts. Each of the four big turbo-generators in the steam plant is rated at 60,000 kilowatts

Tennessee Valley Authority. Watts Bar Dam hydroelectric plant. One of ...

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

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

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Sheffield, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Union members

Sheffield, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Union members

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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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Production. Steam power plant equipment. Excess metal is chipped away on a welded seam on the inside of a high-pressure boiler drum. Steam boilers and other power-house equipment to supplement the hydroelectric installations of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) system are produced in the large Chattanooga shops of the Combustion Engineering Company

Production. Steam power plant equipment. Excess metal is chipped away ...

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

Knox County, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Girls are shown how to operate an electric refrigerator at the Farragut Agricultural School

Knox County, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Girls are s...

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

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

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Production. Steam power plant equipment. Ordnance equipment ready to be shipped from a plant in the Tennessee Valley Authority area. Steam boilers and other power-house equipment to supplement the hydroelectric installations of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) system are produced in the large Chattanooga shops of the Combustion Engineering Company

Production. Steam power plant equipment. Ordnance equipment ready to b...

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

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

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

Norris Dam, Tennessee. Tennessee Valley Authority. Transmission tower

Norris Dam, Tennessee. Tennessee Valley Authority. Transmission tower

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

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

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Lauderdale County, Alabama. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Julien H. Chase uses machinery extensively on his 500 acre farm

Lauderdale County, Alabama. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Julien H...

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

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

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

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

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

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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Sheffield, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Kenneth Hall washes up after work in aluminum plant

Sheffield, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Kenneth Hall wa...

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Wheeler Dam, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Electric switchyard

Wheeler Dam, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Electric swit...

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

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

Wilson Dam & Hydroelectric Plant, Spanning Tennessee River at Wilson D...

Significance: In 1918, by the directive of the U.S. War Department, the Army Corps of Engineers began construction on Wilson Dam, a large hydroelectric project that was to supply power to U.S. Nitrate Plant No.... More

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

Wilson Dam & Hydroelectric Plant, Spanning Tennessee River at Wilson D...

Significance: In 1918, by the directive of the U.S. War Department, the Army Corps of Engineers began construction on Wilson Dam, a large hydroelectric project that was to supply power to U.S. Nitrate Plant No.... More

Wilson Dam & Hydroelectric Plant, Oilostatic Transmission System, Spanning Tennessee River at Wilson Dam Road (Route 133), Muscle Shoals, Colbert County, AL

Wilson Dam & Hydroelectric Plant, Oilostatic Transmission System, Span...

Significance: As generating capacity at Wilson Dam grew through the early TVA years, new methods of generator cable installation came into practice. One of these new cable installations, the Oilostatic System,... More

Tennessee River Railroad Bridge, Spanning Tennessee River at Alabama Highway 43, Florence, Lauderdale County, AL

Tennessee River Railroad Bridge, Spanning Tennessee River at Alabama H...

Significance: One of the oldest combination vehicular and railroad bridges in Alabama, the Tennessee River Railroad Bridge played a significant role in the early agricultural and industrial development of the T... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Gatlinburg, Sevie...

Significance: The transportation system of Great Smoky Mountains is representative of NPS park road designs throughout the country. Much of the construction work was undertaken by the Civilian Conservation Cor... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Gatlinburg, Sevie...

Significance: The transportation system of Great Smoky Mountains is representative of NPS park road designs throughout the country. Much of the construction work was undertaken by the Civilian Conservation Cor... More

Cherokee Dam, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Riveter atop 250 ton crane

Cherokee Dam, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Riveter at...

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United States Nitrate Plant No. 2, Reservation Road, Muscle Shoals, Muscle Shoals, Colbert County, AL

United States Nitrate Plant No. 2, Reservation Road, Muscle Shoals, Mu...

Significance: Production of Ammonium Nitrate. / Built as a war measure for the production of ammonium nitrate, a key component in high explosives, U.S.N.P. No. 2 became one of the largest plants of its kind wit... More

United States Nitrate Plant No. 2, Reservation Road, Muscle Shoals, Muscle Shoals, Colbert County, AL

United States Nitrate Plant No. 2, Reservation Road, Muscle Shoals, Mu...

Significance: Production of Ammonium Nitrate. / Built as a war measure for the production of ammonium nitrate, a key component in high explosives, U.S.N.P. No. 2 became one of the largest plants of its kind wit... More

United States Nitrate Plant No. 2, Reservation Road, Muscle Shoals, Muscle Shoals, Colbert County, AL

United States Nitrate Plant No. 2, Reservation Road, Muscle Shoals, Mu...

Significance: Production of Ammonium Nitrate. / Built as a war measure for the production of ammonium nitrate, a key component in high explosives, U.S.N.P. No. 2 became one of the largest plants of its kind wit... More

United States Nitrate Plant No. 2, Reservation Road, Muscle Shoals, Muscle Shoals, Colbert County, AL

United States Nitrate Plant No. 2, Reservation Road, Muscle Shoals, Mu...

Significance: Production of Ammonium Nitrate. / Built as a war measure for the production of ammonium nitrate, a key component in high explosives, U.S.N.P. No. 2 became one of the largest plants of its kind wit... More

United States Nitrate Plant No. 2, Reservation Road, Muscle Shoals, Muscle Shoals, Colbert County, AL

United States Nitrate Plant No. 2, Reservation Road, Muscle Shoals, Mu...

Significance: Production of Ammonium Nitrate. / Built as a war measure for the production of ammonium nitrate, a key component in high explosives, U.S.N.P. No. 2 became one of the largest plants of its kind wit... More

United States Nitrate Plant No. 2, Reservation Road, Muscle Shoals, Muscle Shoals, Colbert County, AL

United States Nitrate Plant No. 2, Reservation Road, Muscle Shoals, Mu...

Significance: Production of Ammonium Nitrate. / Built as a war measure for the production of ammonium nitrate, a key component in high explosives, U.S.N.P. No. 2 became one of the largest plants of its kind wit... More

Recreational structures. Development of difficult topography at the ramp leading to one of TVA's (Tennessee Valley Authority) boat harbors on Norris Lake. Semi-concealed structure is public comfort station

Recreational structures. Development of difficult topography at the ra...

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Demountable employee housing. Because many construction projects are in remote localities where the need for housing exists only during the construction period, the TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) developed over a period of years its own method of prefabrication. Houses, recreation buildings, dormitories, washhouses, etc. have been constructed in three dimensional slices which are transported individually, fully equipped, and are coupled up on the site much like cars of a railroad train. Photograph shows one slice of a cabin, 7 1/2' x 22', in transit

Demountable employee housing. Because many construction projects are i...

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This interesting combination of gauge house and navigation lightpole with service ladders and handrails developed into decorative features is typical of TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) navigation projects all up and down the river

This interesting combination of gauge house and navigation lightpole w...

Original Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) number: K 1774. Title and other information from caption sheet entry. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division... More

Visitors' overlook building at Kentucky Dam. This structure is in the form of an open shed because the other functions of TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) visitors' buildings being accommodated in the nearby construction village, there was need for shelter only at this point. Since the project is in a hot climate, ample ventilation is promoted by the open front, a balustrade height opening toward the back underneath the display and grilles to ventilate the roof space. Most of the displays are arranged as transparencies, with natural illumination during the day, and with floodlights used as substitutes during the night

Visitors' overlook building at Kentucky Dam. This structure is in the ...

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

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

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Chickamauga Dam, Tennessee. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

Chickamauga Dam, Tennessee. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

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Chickamauga Dam, Tennessee. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

Chickamauga Dam, Tennessee. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

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

TVA congressional investigators hold first meeting. Washington, D.C., April 27. With their membership now complete, The Joint Congressional Committee to investigate the Tennessee Valley Authority met today for the first time. They laid plans to round up their staff of lawyers, investigators, and clerks, some of whom will probably go south to do preliminary work. In the photo, left to right: (seated) Sen. Lynn Frazier, (R) North Dakota; Sen. Vic Donahey, (D) of Ohio, Chairman; Sen. James J. Davis, (R) Penna.; and Rep. Thomas A. Jenkins, (R) Ohio. Standing, left to right: Rep. Charles A. Wolverton, (R) New Jersey; Rep. William J. Driver, (D) Arkansas; Sen. H.H. Schwartz, (D) Wyoming; Rep. R. Ewing Thomason, (D) Texas; and Rep. James M. Mead, (D) New York, Co-Chairman, 4/27/38

TVA congressional investigators hold first meeting. Washington, D.C., ...

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TVA foes join in attempt to force inquiry. Washington, D.C., Mar. 14. Foes of the Tennessee Valley Authority pooled forces today in an attempt to override administration opposition and obtain a Congressional investigation of the power agency. Senators William H. King (D.) of Utah, right, and H. Style Bridges, (R) of New Hampshire, said that President's Roosevelt's intervention Friday in the feud between TVA Chairman Morgan and his codiretors, Lilienthal and Harcourt Morgan had settled nothing, despite the fact that the President told the Directors to settle their dispute or resign, 3/14/38

TVA foes join in attempt to force inquiry. Washington, D.C., Mar. 14. ...

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Early stages of construction work at the TVA's Douglas Dam, Tenn.

Early stages of construction work at the TVA's Douglas Dam, Tenn.

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Sheffield, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Kenneth C. Hall and family play croquet outside their home built by the TVA

Sheffield, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Kenneth C. Hall...

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Fort Loudon i.e., Loudoun Dam, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Signal man on a derrick

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

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

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

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

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

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Tennessee Valley Authority. Construction of Douglas Dam. Hot tar tank tender. His job is to furnish plenty of hot tar at the site of 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 Authroity system in dry years and almost 170,000 kilowatts in the average year

Tennessee Valley Authority. Construction of Douglas Dam. Hot tar tank ...

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Tennessee Valley Authority. Construction of Douglas Dam. Drilling and cleaning bed rock at a dam site is much the same as filling a tooth. On this base will rise TVA's new Douglas Dam on the French Broad River. This dam will be 161 feet high and 1,682 feet long, with a 31,600 acre reservoir area extending forty-three miles upstream. With a useful storage capacity of approximately 1,330,000 acre-feet this reservoir will make possible the addition of nearly 100,000 kilowatts of continuous power to the TVA system in dry years and almost 170,000 kilowatts in the average year

Tennessee Valley Authority. Construction of Douglas Dam. Drilling and...

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Knoxville, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Welder who is training for war work at Stair Vocational High School

Knoxville, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Welder who is...

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Sheffield, Alabama (Tennessee Virginialley Authority (TVirginia)). Kenneth C. Hall and family play croquet outside their home built by the T Virginia

Sheffield, Alabama (Tennessee Virginialley Authority (TVirginia)). Ken...

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Florence, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Gordon Williams, electrician at Wilson Dam, lives in this demountable prefabricated defense house at Florence, Alabama

Florence, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Gordon Williams,...

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Watts Bar Dam, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Transmission lines

Watts Bar Dam, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Transmiss...

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Lauderdale County, Alabama. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Mr. and Mrs. Case packing for a camping trip on one of the many TVA lakes

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

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

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

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

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Tennessee Valley Authority. Construction of Douglas Dam. Hauling dirt and rock to an earth fill at the site of 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 1,330,00 acre feet, this reservoir will make possible the addition of nearly 100,000 kilowatts of continuous power to the TVA system in dry years and almost 170,000 kilowatts in the average year

Tennessee Valley Authority. Construction of Douglas Dam. Hauling dirt ...

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

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

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

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

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Wilson Dam, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Electrical switchyard

Wilson Dam, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Electrical swi...

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Knox County, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Spring plowing with a Case tractor

Knox County, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Spring plow...

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

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

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Watts Bar Dam, Tennessee. Tennessee Valley Authority. Transmission towers

Watts Bar Dam, Tennessee. Tennessee Valley Authority. Transmission tow...

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Power and conservation. Chickamauga Dam, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Switchyard of the TVA's Chickamauga Dam, located near Chattanooga, 471 miles above the mouth of the Tennessee River. The dam 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 passes through this switchyard serves many useful domestic, agricultural and industrial uses

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

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Production. Steam power plant equipment. Maintenance men on a 6,000-ton press used to form parts for high-pressure boiler. Steam boilers and other power-house equipment to supplement the hydroelectric installations of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) system are produced in the large Chattanooga shops of the Combustion Engineering Company

Production. Steam power plant equipment. Maintenance men on a 6,000-to...

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Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Construction of Douglas Dam. Negro worker 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 approximatley 1,330,000 acre-feet, this reservoir will make possible the addition of nearly 100,000 kilowatts of continuous power to the TVA's system in dry years and almost 170,000 kilowatts in the average year

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Construction of Douglas Dam. Negro w...

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Lauderdale County, Alabama. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Julien H. Case sharpening the teeth of a hay rake with a portable electric motor

Lauderdale County, Alabama. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Julien H...

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Tennessee Valley Authority. Construction of Douglas Dam. Tamping a dynamite charge in bedrock at the site of 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 1,330,00 acre feet, this reservoir will make possible the addition of nearly 100,000 kilowatts of continuous power to the TVA system in dry years and almost 170,000 kilowatts in the average year

Tennessee Valley Authority. Construction of Douglas Dam. Tamping a dyn...

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Knox County, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Mr. Bacon using an electric churn

Knox County, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Mr. Bacon u...

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Production. Steam power plant equipment. An automatic electric arc-welder runs a long seam on a new high-pressure boiler. Steam boilers and other power-house equipment to supplement the hydroelectric installations of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) system are produced in the large Chattanooga shops of the Combustion Engineering Company

Production. Steam power plant equipment. An automatic electric arc-wel...

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