File:Great Northern Railway power plant, ca 1898 (MOHAI 6437).jpg
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[edit]English: Great Northern Railway power plant, ca. 1898 ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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creator QS:P170,Q144339 |
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Title |
English: Great Northern Railway power plant, ca. 1898 |
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Description |
English: In 1897, the Great Northern Railway began building a 2.6 mile-long tunnel near Stevens Pass in the Cascade Mountains. Electricity was used in construction and, after 1909, was used to power trains in the tunnel. This avoided the buildup of smoke and gases which were dangerous to both crew and passengers.
This photo shows the Great Northern Railway's power plant near the west side of the Stevens Pass tunnel. Anders Wilse, civil engineer and photographer for the railroad company, took the photo sometime between 1897 and 1900.
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Depicted place |
English: Stevens Pass (Wash.) |
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Date |
circa 1898 date QS:P571,+1898-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 |
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English: 1 glass negative: b&w |
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Dimensions |
height: 8 in (20.3 cm); width: 10 in (25.4 cm) dimensions QS:P2048,8U218593 dimensions QS:P2049,10U218593 |
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institution QS:P195,Q219563 |
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English: Museum of History and Industry |
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Credit Line InfoField | Anders Beer Wilse Photographs, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
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