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Gorge Dam construction power plant, ca. 1921
Title
Gorge
Dam
construction
power
plant
,
ca.
1921
Photographer
Unknown
Date
ca. 1921
Notes
Photographs
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.
A
small
powerhouse
was
built
at this
site
to
supply
power
for
construction
of
Gorge
Dam.
Caption
on
image:
5244
Caption
below
image:
Newhalem
Power
House
Construction
Plant.
3000
H.P.
Westinghouse
Pelton
[water
turbine].
Water
supplied
by
2700
foot
tunnel
from
Newhalem
Creek
PH
Coll
45.1-20
Location Depicted
United
States--Washington
(State)--Skagit
River--Gorge
Dam
Powerhouse
Subjects (LCSH)
Hydroelectric
power
plants--Washington
(State)--Design
and
construction
Digital Collection
Seattle Power and Water Supply Collection
Order Number
WWDL0293
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Repository
University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division
Repository Collection
Seattle City Light Albums. PH Coll 45
Object Type
Photograph
Physical Description
silver gelatin, b&w
Digital Reproduction Information
Scanned 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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