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International Power Units Brochure

Date: 1940
Description: Cover of an International Power Units advertising brochure featuring a color illustration of a power unit and the text: "money-saving power for many purpos...
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Power House

Date: 02 1919
Description: Exterior view of the Power House in Hudson.
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Power Lines

Date: 
Description: View of power lines and utility poles along a road.
Postcard

Lower Main Street

Date: 1895
Description: View of lower Main Street lined with electric power lines and storefronts. Caption reads: "Lower Main Street, Fort Atkinson, Wis."
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Dam and Power House

Date: 1929
Description: Elevated view across reservoir of dam and power plant.
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Wisconsin Power and Light Company Sub-Station

Date: 1929
Description: Power plant machinery in the Wisconsin Power and Light Company substation.
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Section of Turbine at Power Dam

Date: 02 28 1914
Description: Sections of turbines inside the power house at the Prairie du Sac dam.
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"Lawn Scout" Rotary Power Mower

Date: 04 25 1956
Description: "Lawn Scout" rotary power mower, taken for Graybar Electric Company, 103 North Park Street.
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UD-18A Power Unit — Municipalities

Date: 1950
Description: Subject: "Municipalities." Where Taken: "MW." Information with photograph reads: "Ready-Power Generator Set, UD-18A powered in plant of Department of Publi...
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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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Electric Utility Station

Date: 07 21 1962
Description: View of an electric utility station juxtaposed against commercial buildings.
Postcard

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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Steam Shovel Loading Electric Cars with Gravel

Date: 04 13 1912
Description: Workmen operating a steam shovel loading gravel into electric rail cars during construction of the power dam.
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McCormick-Deering Industrial Power Display

Date: 1935
Description: Engines and power units on display beneath a tent at the Indiana State Fair. An electric sign flanked by two evergreen trees reads: McCormick-Deering Indus...
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UD-18A Power Unit — Municipalities

Date: 1950
Description: Subject: "Municipalities." Where Taken: "MW." Information with photograph reads: "Ready-Power Generator Set, UD-18A powered in plant of Department of Publi...
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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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Electric Cars at Power Dam

Date: 04 07 1913
Description: Five men, two well-dressed, posing on electric rail cars during construction of the dam.
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Aerial View of Power Plant

Date: 1930
Description: Aerial view of the construction of the Wisconsin Power and Light Company power plant on the shore of Lake Michigan.

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