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| Description: | Waterwheel for generating electric power, with men sitting on the log support. It may be the largest in the nation. The waterwheel was built in 1924 by a c... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from the tower of the Northern Hydro-Electric Power Company on the Fox River. Caption reads: "Bird's Eye View from Tower of Northern Hydro-El... |
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| Description: | Kilbourn Dam under construction on the Wisconsin River by the Southern Wisconsin Power Company. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View upriver towards a dam, and a power house on the right. |
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| Description: | View across water towards buildings along the shoreline. The building on the left has a sign that reads: "Neenah Mills". |
| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of a reproduction of the world's first hydroelectric central station. It is located near the site of the original, which began operation on S... |
| Date: | 1927 |
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| Description: | View from a hill looking down on the plant which has several attached buildings, and a large chimney. To the right are railroad cars along the shoreline o... |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Looking across water and through the locks to a shoreline with a large hill in the background. A building is on the left, a wall and pilings are in the wat... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | View across river of an "old mill." There is a waterwheel attached to the left side of the mill. A small waterfall and a number of trees and foliage surrou... |
| Date: | 05 06 1973 |
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| Description: | Black ink line drawing of a fisherman on the bank of Big Spring Creek near a power house and dam. Puffy clouds fill the sky in the background and thick veg... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | An elevated, panoramic view of the construction of the Norris Dam. Portions of the image are labeled. |
| Date: | 05 23 1936 |
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| Description: | Elevated, panoramic view across water towards the Norris Dam. Portions of the image are labeled. |
| Date: | 1937 |
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| Description: | Elevated, panoramic view of the Norris Dam from the west side of the Clinch River. |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | Panoramic view of the construction of the Norris Dam, looking upstream. On the left the text reads: "West Bank," and on the right it reads: "East Bank." |
| Date: | 12 13 1938 |
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| Description: | Elevated, panoramic view of the Wheeler Dam from the south side of the Tennessee River. |
| Date: | 08 01 1936 |
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| Description: | Elevated, panoramic view of the Pickwick Dam under construction. |
| Date: | 03 24 1937 |
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| Description: | Elevated, panoramic view of the construction of the Pickwick Dam power house and spillway. |
| Date: | 03 08 1938 |
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| Description: | Panoramic view across water from downstream towards the Pickwick Dam. |
| Date: | 10 15 1938 |
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| Description: | Panoramic view across water towards the Pickwick Dam. |
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