File:Tacoma substation interior showing motor generators, October 21, 1904 (SPWS 642).jpg

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English: Tacoma substation interior showing motor generators, October 21, 1904   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Title
English: Tacoma substation interior showing motor generators, October 21, 1904
Description
English: Construction photographs of the Electron Plant, a hydroelectric facility on the Puyallup River, built by the Puget Sound Power Company, 1902-1904. This company was acquired by Puget Sound Traction, Light and Power Company in 1912.

Tacoma Substation is the receiving station in Tacoma for power transmitted from the Electron Plant.

Handwritten on image: No. 328. Oct. 21, '04. Interior T.R. & P. Co.'s sub-station showing 2-500 K.W. motor generator sets and 1000 K.W. synchronous motor driving belted generators.

PH Coll 269.328

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Tacoma Railway & Power Company--Facilities--Washington (State)--Tacoma; Progress photographs
  • Subjects (LCSH): Electric substations--Washington (State)--Tacoma; Hydroelectric generators; Electron Power Plant (Wash.); Puget Sound Power and Light Company
Depicted place Tacoma, Washington
Date Taken on 21 October 1904
Medium
English: silver gelatin, b&w : 8 x 10 in.
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Current location
University of Washington: Special Collections
Accession number
642
Source
English: Seattle Power and Water Supply Collection
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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.
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WWDL0081

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