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Kilbourn Dam Powerhouse

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Description: Interior view from balcony of Kilbourn Dam Powerhouse. Four men stand at the balcony railing near stairs that lead to the ground floor. Another man stands ...
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Penisular Power Company

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Description: Panoramic group portrait of workers, who are building the Penisular Power Company, located on the Brule River.
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Beloit Dam and Power Plant

Date: 1905
Description: View of the dam and power plant over the river, with smokestacks in the background. Caption reads: "The Dam, Beloit, Wis."
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Cornell Dam and Powerhouse

Date: 1913
Description: Dam and hydroelectric power house, with a billowing smokestack and a crane in the background.
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Waterwheel in Fairwater

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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...
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Northern Hydro-Electric Power Tower

Date: 1910
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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Dam and Power Plant

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Description: Exterior of power plant and dam.
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Kilbourn Dam

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Description: Kilbourn Dam under construction on the Wisconsin River by the Southern Wisconsin Power Company.
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Dam and Power House

Date: 1905
Description: View upriver towards a dam, and a power house on the right.
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Dam near Railroad Bridge

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Description: One side of a concrete dam with a railroad bridge to the right, and houses in the background.
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Water Power

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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".
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Hydroelectric Central Station

Date: 1954
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...
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Flume on High Water

Date: 1900
Description: Flume at high water on the Montello River.
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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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Municipal Electric and Water Plant

Date: 1927
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...
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Locks at Power Dam

Date: 1913
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...
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Building and Water Wheel

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Description: Small wooden building with water wheel, presumably a mill.
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House and Water Wheel

Date: 09 17 1961
Description: A small, stone house with a miniature water wheel. Caption on negative jacket reads, "Miniature water wheel which generates electricity to light the reside...
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Lower Falls

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Description: View of the roiling lower falls on Spokane River with two bridges, and a large stone building with a sign that reads: "Washington Water Power Co." is above...
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Generator Plant

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Description: Elevated view of the interior of a generator plant. A man is standing next to the machines.

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