Durango Steam Electric Plant, Durango, Colorado [29]

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Title Durango Steam Electric Plant, Durango, Colorado [29]
Photo Number P0206add2n03_11_020
Description Scan of a photo of the Western Colorado Power Company's Durango steam-electric station. Engine room looking toward boiler room-350 kw engine (see other portion of view)
Date 1915-11
Textual Date November 1915
Keywords Rocky Mountain Power; Western Colorado Power Company; Durango; Colorado
Subject Steam power plants--Colorado--Durango--Photographs; Electric power-plants--Colorado--Durango--Photographs
Spatial Coverage Durango (Colo.); La Plata County (Colo.)
Latitude 37.278736
Longitude -107.88
Additional Information From website: http://www.industcards.com/pp-conversions-usa.htm: "In 1892, Durango Light and Power Co built this power station on the Animas River. It is almost the only surviving, steam-electric AC powerhouse of its era in the USA. Initially, some small generators were moved in from an existing power station in the town including a pair of 100-kW AC generators. In the early 1900s, a 350-kW Corliss engine was installed. In 1913, the plant became part of Western Colorado Power Co and, around 1918, some new boilers and a 500-kW GE steam set were added. In 1941, sales began to La Plata Electric Association, a local coop formed in 1939. In 1947, a 1,250-kW steam turbine was installed and, in 1946, natural gas was supplied to the plant. A new boiler and 3,500-kW turbine was added in 1949. Power generation at Durango stopped in 1972 and the powerhouse was shut down." It now houses the Durango Discovery Museum.
Collection Number and Name P0206 Rocky Mountain Power Company Photograph Collection
Collection Name Rocky Mountain Power Company
Rights
Type Image
Finding Aid https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv479461
Digitization Specifications Digital image produced on Epson Expression 10000 XL scanner, RGB, at 400 ppi. Archival file is uncompressed TIFF.
ARK ark:/87278/s61557zw
Setname uum_map
ID 987384
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61557zw
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