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Switchboard in Power House at Power Dam

Date: 08 04 1914
Description: An interior view of the power house at the Prairie du Sac dam showing the switchboard.
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Erecting Generators in Power House at Power Dam

Date: 08 04 1914
Description: An interior view of the power house at the Prairie du Sac dam, showing assembly of the generators, identified by the manufacturer, the Allis-Chalmers Compa...
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Generators in Power House at Power Dam

Date: 11 03 1914
Description: Interior view of the power house with the Allis-Chalmers generators installed.
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Completed Power House and Dam

Date: 02 28 1915
Description: Elevated view, looking east, of the power house, lock, and dam on the Wisconsin River.
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Looking East at the Upstream Side of Power House and Dam

Date: 08 19 1915
Description: Elevated view of the completed power house and dam, looking east at the north, or upstream, side of the structure. On the far shore, the site of the gravel...
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Downstream Side of Power House

Date: 08 20 1915
Description: View of the south, or downstream, side of the power house at the Prairie du Sac dam. A man is standing on pilings near the bank; the railroad extension is ...
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Construction Workers at Dam Construction Site

Date: 1915
Description: Workers posing in a doorway at the Prairie du Sac dam construction site. Two men appear to be working on a gas lamp, while others are holding spools of wir...
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Construction Workers at Dam Construction Site

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view of a group of workers posing on the east bank of the Wisconsin River at the power dam construction site. One man is strumming his shovel like...
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East Shore Abutment Under Construction

Date: 04 14 1911
Description: Workers posing inside the forms for the east shore abutment at the power dam site.
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Two Boilers on Board Rail Cars

Date: 04 22 1911
Description: Two men and a boy are posing on rail cars carrying two 150 horse-power boilers for use in the temporary power plant at the dam construction site at Prairie...
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Electric Railroad and Coffer Dam at Power Dam, Looking West

Date: 08 06 1911
Description: A view following the lower trestle to the west bank. The construction camp buildings, including the office and temporary power plant are seen on the left.
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High Water in Camp at Power Dam

Date: 10 12 1911
Description: High water has scattered timber pilings through the construction camp. The office is on the right; the smokestacks of the temporary power plant are behind ...
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Putting in Concrete for Apron of Power Dam

Date: 05 17 1912
Description: Elevated view of workers using shovels to level fresh concrete at the base of the chutes from the high trestle. The steam powered pile driver is at work in...
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Crane Hoisting Gravel into Concrete Mixer

Date: 05 31 1912
Description: Workers maneuvering a load of gravel into a concrete mixer at the plant on the east bank of the river. The east abutment is in the foreground, left.
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Interior of West Shore Coffer Dam

Date: 07 16 1912
Description: Workers posing inside the coffer dam. The narrow gauge railroad is behind them. One of the pile drivers is in the background. A bare area on the bluff in t...
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High Bridge and West Shore Coffer Dam

Date: 08 01 1912
Description: Elevated view of the power dam construction site from the west, showing the elevated trestle, coffer dam, and steam pile drivers. The concrete plant is vis...
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North View Interior Power House Coffer Dam

Date: 09 30 1912
Description: Forms have been removed from the first concrete poured for the power house in the northeast corner of the coffer dam. Men are pouring concrete from rail ca...
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Rock Quarry on Blackhawk Bluff

Date: 06 13 1913
Description: A view, from the west, of the quarry on Blackhawk Bluff. Gravel from the quarry was used in concrete for the construction of the power plant and dam.
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Looking Upstream through Lock at Power Dam

Date: 11 01 1913
Description: Wooden forms are in place for construction of the walls of the lock at the Prairie du Sac dam. The newly constructed power house is on the left.
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International Model 63 Girolo Bros. Dealers (?) Truck

Date: 11 26 1923
Description: International Model 63 truck photographed outside a store or garage (possibly an International dealership). A shop window advertises Marvel Carbureters. Th...

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