Centrale a, d Big Creek, Fresno California, Big Creek Power Plant, Fresno, California, United States, photograph, title: 'CENTRALE A, D BIG CREEK, FRESNO CALIFORNIE', photographer: attributed to Wouter Cool, United States of America, 1936, North America, Attributed to, pasteboard, paper, gelatin silver print, developing gelatin silver print, height 156 mm x width 228 mm, height 315 mm x width 285 mm, power station, A large multi-story rectangular building with many tall windows occupies the center of the image, its light-colored facade showing rows of uniformly spaced window openings and decorative cornice lines near the roof, and a flat roof. To the left of the building a metal scaffolding or industrial framework with platforms and diagonal supports rises up, partially obscured by trees and vegetation at its base. In front of the building a wooden trestle or bridge structure with visible beams and supports spans horizontally across the lower part of the image, and water can be seen be...
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Centrale a, d Big Creek, Fresno California, Big Creek Power Plant, Fresno, California, United States, photograph, title: 'CENTRALE A, D BIG CREEK, FRESNO CALIFORNIE', photographer: attributed to Wouter Cool, United States of America, 1936, North America, Attributed to, pasteboard, paper, gelatin silver print, developing gelatin silver print, height 156 mm x width 228 mm, height 315 mm x width 285 mm, power station, A large multi-story rectangular building with many tall windows occupies the center of the image, its light-colored facade showing rows of uniformly spaced window openings and decorative cornice lines near the roof, and a flat roof. To the left of the building a metal scaffolding or industrial framework with platforms and diagonal supports rises up, partially obscured by trees and vegetation at its base. In front of the building a wooden trestle or bridge structure with visible beams and supports spans horizontally across the lower part of the image, and water can be seen beneath parts of the trestle. Behind the scene a steep, tree-covered hillside forms the background, with dense dark foliage and rocky outcrops.

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