Grace hydroelectric project: Construction, 1913-1918 [07]

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Title Grace hydroelectric project: Construction, 1913-1918 [07]
Photo Number P0206add2n05_04_082 neg
Description Scan of negative of men inside unfinished wood pipe
Date 1913; 1914; 1915; 1916; 1917; 1918
Textual Date circa 1913-1918
Keywords Idaho; Rocky Mountain Power; Hydroelectric generators; Utah Power and Light Company; Construction; Pipelines; Penstock
Subject Hydroelectric power plants--Idaho--Grace--Photographs; Penstocks--Idaho--Caribou County--Photographs; Water-pipes--Photographs
Spatial Coverage Grace (Idaho); Caribou County (Idaho)
Latitude 42.562361
Longitude -111.76
Additional Information The Grace hydroelectric project on the Bear River near the town of Grace, Idaho, is part of the Bear River hydroelectric power project in southern Idaho. The Telluride Power Company built a dam and power plant on the Bear River near the town of Grace in 1906-1908. A larger dam was built after 1910. This dam diverted the water from Bear River into a large wooden and steel pipeline, or penstock. The water was then carried to a powerhouse that was built at the Grace Plant, which is located about four and one half miles south and west of the dam. At the Grace Plant, the water was directed into three separate turbines that generated the electricity. With a drop of some 530 feet in elevation between the dam site and the powerhouse, considerable electricity was generated. This complex was later acquired by Utah Power and Light. A new dam was built in 1951, just downstream from the old one
Collection Number and Name P0206 Rocky Mountain Power Company Photograph Collection
Collection Name Rocky Mountain Power Company
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Type Image
Finding Aid https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv479461
Digitization Specifications Digital image produced on Epson Perfection V700 Photo scanner, RGB, at 1300 ppi. Archival file is uncompressed TIFF.
ARK ark:/87278/s6xp7x0m
Setname uum_map
ID 988446
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6xp7x0m
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