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• Shasta dam under construction, California (LOC)

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  • Date taken: 1939
  • Date uploaded: 2008-01-08
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• Shasta dam under construction, California (LOC)

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  • Date taken: 1939
  • Date uploaded: 2008-01-08
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• Central tower from which cable buckets carry materials used in the construction of Shasta dam, California (LOC)

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  • Date taken: 1939
  • Date uploaded: 2008-01-08
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• Checking the alignment of a turbine shaft at the top of the guide bearing in TVA's hydroelectric plant, Watts Bar Dam, Tenn. Located 530 miles above the mouth of the Tennessee River, the dam has an authorized power installation of 90,000 kw., which can be

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  • Date taken: 1939
  • Date uploaded: 2008-01-09
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• Shasta dam under construction, California (LOC)

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  • Date taken: 1939
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• Shasta dam under construction, California (LOC)

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  • Date taken: 1939
  • Date uploaded: 2008-01-08
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• Shasta dam under construction, California (LOC)

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  • Date taken: 1939
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• Switch yard at TVA's Wilson Dam hydroelectric plant, vicinity of Sheffield, Ala., 260 miles above the mouth of the Tennessee River (LOC)

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  • Date taken: 1939
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• Tightening a nut on a guide vane operating seromotor in TVA's hydroelectric plant, Watts Bar Dam, Tennessee. Located 530 miles above the mouth of the Tennessee River, the dam has an authorized power installation of 90,000 kw., which can be increased to a

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  • Date taken: 1939
  • Date uploaded: 2008-01-09
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• Eight generator units in the generator room of a new addition to TVA's hydroelectric plant at Wilson Dam, Sheffield vicinity, Ala. Located 260 miles above the mouth of the Tennessee River, the dam has an authorized power installation of 288,000 kw., which

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  • Date taken: 1939
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• Generator hall of the powerhouse, Chickamauga Dam, Tenn. The dam, located near Chattanooga, 471 miles above the mouth of the Tennessee River, has an authorized power installation of 81,000 kw., which can be increased to a possible ultimate of 108,000 kw.

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  • Date taken: 1939
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