Carbon Power Plant, Castle Gate, Utah: open houses [19]

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Title Carbon Power Plant, Castle Gate, Utah: open houses [19]
Photo Number P0206add2n02_11_019
Description Scan of a photo of six men standing outside with a guide for a tour of the Carbon Plant
Date 1956
Textual Date August 1956
Keywords Rocky Mountain Power; Steam; Coal; Carbon Plant; Construction; Open house; Tours
Subject Coal-fired power plants--Utah--Castle Gate--Photographs; Utah Power & Light Company--Tours--Photographs
Spatial Coverage Castle Gate (Utah); Carbon County (Utah)
Latitude 39.727222
Longitude -110.864072
Additional Information The Carbon Power Plant was commissioned in 1954 after Unit 1 was built into the side of a 100-foot rock formation. Unit 2 was added in 1956. They produce 172 megawatts of electricity. There were at least four open houses or tours of the plant following milestones in its construction and development. This photo may date from the tour of August 1956
Collection Number and Name P0206 Rocky Mountain Power Company Photograph Collection
Collection Name Rocky Mountain Power Company
Holding Institution Multimedia Archives, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Finding Aid https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv479461
Rights
Type Image
Digitization Specifications Digital image produced on Epson Expression 10000 XL scanner, RGB, at 400 ppi. Archival file is uncompressed TIFF.
ARK ark:/87278/s6jd5npb
Setname uum_map
ID 986722
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6jd5npb