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GENERAL VIEW OF AMES POWER STATION. 1905 POWER HOUSE AT CENTER OF PHOTO, 1895 POWER HOUSE TO RIGHT OF 1905 POWER HOUSE. - Ames Hydroelectric Plant, Ames, San Miguel County, CO
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Nunn, L L
Scott, Charles
Gold King Milling and Mining Company
Telluride Power Company
Western Colorado Electric Company
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GENERAL VIEW OF AMES POWER STATION. 1905 POWER HOUSE AT CENTER OF PHOTO, 1895 POWER HOUSE TO RIGHT OF 1905 POWER HOUSE. - Ames Hydroelectric Plant, Ames, San Miguel County, CO
Depicted place Colorado; San Miguel County; Ames
Date Documentation compiled after 1968
Dimensions 4 x 5 in.
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
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HAER COLO,57-AMES.V,2A-8
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This file comes from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) or Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). These are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consist of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written reports.

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  • Significance: In 1890-91 L.L. Nunn built the world's first single-phase AC power transmission system at Ames in order to power the nearby Gold King Mine's stamp mill. The plant operated under a head of 320 feet and consisted of a Pelton water wheel connected to a 3000 volt, 133 cycle Westinghouse AC generator. The current was then directly transmitted 2.6 miles to the motor powering the stamp mill...
  • Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-4
  • Survey number: HAER CO-2
  • Building/structure dates: 1891 Initial Construction
  • Building/structure dates: 1895 Subsequent Work
  • Building/structure dates: 1905 Subsequent Work
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/co0030.photos.021935p
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Camera location37° 51′ 52.99″ N, 107° 52′ 54.01″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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