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Field Organization at Power Dam
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Group portrait of workers assembled with construction materials south of the power dam at Prairie du Sac. Three men in suits are on the right. The smokestacks of the temporary power plant are behind the group, with the new power house in the background.
February 28, 1914
Eberhart, F. S.
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Section of Turbine at Power Dam
February 28, 1914
Sections of turbines inside the power house at the Prairie du Sac dam.
Switchboard in Power House at Power Dam
August 4, 1914
An interior view of the power house at the Prairie du Sac dam showing the switchboard.
Group of Construction Workers
1914
A group of bricklayers posing with the tools of their trade in front of an unfinished brick wall at the Prairie du Sac dam site. Note the wooden form for a circular opening in the wall.
Office Force and Foremen
March 12, 1914
Office force and foremen posing in front of the south side of the power house at the Prairie du Sac dam.
Office Force and Foremen
March 12, 1914
The office force and foremen posing before the south facade of the power house at the Prairie du Sac dam.
Lock at Power Dam
March 11, 1914
Looking upstream (north) through the lock at the Prairie du Sac dam. The power house is on the left. The flow of the river has been diverted through the lock and the power house.
