Title

Tightening a nut on a guide vane operating seromotor in TVA's..., Watts Bar Dam, Tennessee, 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer.

Caption

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 possible ultimate of 150,000 kw. The reservoir at the dam adds 370,000 acre-feet of water to controlled storage on the Tennessee River system.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM22A79_112

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113,8Mb (2,6Mb) / 23,9in x 18,5in / 7182 x 5538 (300dpi)

Keywords

river South building people male interior library work job man men plant engineering worker country power guy occupation clothes tools tool geography Southern color Tennessee dress motor armour war authority location century helmet engine profession inside protective clothing dam clothing construction worker concept APPAREL 1940s wrench Library of Congress warfare power supply Forties United States of America casque Colour Hydroelectricity Hydroelectric Power World War II World War two WWII Indoors world war 2 hydroelectric plant 20th century workers American America USA decade geographical feature Second World War TGN WW2 working photograph united states 2nd World War Tennessee River Congressional Library Heritage Art clothing & dress fashion & clothing Farm Security Administration FSA Office of War Information OWI still image Transparencies Color. gmgpc Alfred T Palmer Palmer Alfred T Alfred Palmer Palmer Alfred Alfred T. Palmer Palmer Alfred T. Tennessee Valley Authority TVA Watts Bar Dam