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Interior view of the penstock for unit no. 2, with ghostly figure of welder at work, November 2, 1923
Interior view of the penstock for unit no. 2, with ghostly figure of welder at work, November 2, 1923
TitleInterior view of the penstock for unit no. 2, with ghostly figure of welder at work, November 2, 1923
PhotographerUnknown
Date1923
NotesPhotographs of the Skagit River Hydroelectric Project constructed between 1918-1961.

The Gorge Dam and Powerhouse were built by Seattle City Light and completed in September of 1924.

Caption on image: #2 Penstock, showing welder at work, 11-2-23. 808

PH Coll 45.1-60b
Location DepictedUnited States--Washington (State)--Skagit River--Gorge Dam
Subjects (LCSH)Penstocks--Washington (State)--Design and construction; Dams--Washington (State)--Design and construction
Digital CollectionSeattle Power and Water Supply Collection
Order NumberWWDL0377
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RepositoryUniversity of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division
Repository CollectionSeattle City Light Albums. PH Coll 45
Object TypePhotograph
Physical Descriptionsilver gelatin, b&w
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned from a photographic print using a Microtek Scanmaker 9600XL at 150 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2005
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