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Power House

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Description: Waterfall at a Warm Springs Agency power house for generation of electric light.
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Burkhardt Milling and Electric Power Company

Date: 1915
Description: Burkhardt Milling and Electric Power Co., built in 1914.
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Burkhardt Milling and Electric Power Company

Date: 1915
Description: Burkhardt Milling and Electric Power Co., built in 1914.
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Electric Light & Power Company

Date: 1922
Description: Appleton Wisconsin Electric Light and Power Plant, 1922. Switchboard equipment of the plant, which began operating in September of 1822, is at the State Hi...
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Electric Power Plant

Date: 1920
Description: Text on front reads: "'On the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway.' Electric Power Plant, Kilbourn, Wis." Completed in 1909, the power plant is still in ...
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Dam on the Red Cedar River

Date: 1908
Description: Elevated view of the dam on the Red Cedar River, also showing the electric power plant and mills. Caption reads: "Bridge, Falls, Electric Power House and t...
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Charcoal Kiln in Ruins

Date: 1920
Description: Charcoal kiln in ruins in a field beyond a fence, with electric power lines in the background.
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Street Scene

Date: 1905
Description: Street lined with storefronts, horse-drawn carts, an electric cable car and pedestrians. Electric power lines hang over the street. Business signs read: "F...
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Power House

Date: 02 1919
Description: Exterior view of the Power House in Hudson.
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Madison Gas and Electric Steam Plant

Date: 1924
Description: Aerial view of a Madison Gas and Electric steam plant.
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Fox River Industry

Date: 1910
Description: View of the Fox River with power plants and paper mills. Caption reads: "Water Power Plants, Neenah, Wis."
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Port Washington Harbor

Date: 01 09 1958
Description: View of Port Washington Harbor from Wisconsin Electric Power Company wharf. The city is in the background along the shoreline.
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Power House

Date: 1906
Description: Power house during construction.
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Power Generators

Date: 08 30 1925
Description: Power generators inside a factory. The ceiling is exposed, and rows of windows are letting in natural light.
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West State Street Shopping District

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Description: The West State Street shopping district. Electric lights and power lines are overhead. Business signs read: "The Register-Gazette," "Edison Light" and "Wea...
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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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Power House; City Hall

Date: 1916
Description: View of the power house and city hall in Cedarburg. The power house has a smokestack and the city hall has a bell tower. Caption reads: "Power House; City ...
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Milwaukee Electric Ry. & Lt. Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company, with a three-quarter view of a man driving an electric cable car marked "State St." under a...
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Electric Light Plant

Date: 1908
Description: View across railroad tracks towards stone buildings and a smokestack. Caption reads: "Electric Light Plant, Mazomanie, Wis."
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Aerial View of Wisconsin Power and Light Company

Date: 1940
Description: Aerial view of the Wisconsin Power and Light Company generating plant and dam.

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