| Title |
Durango Steam Electric Plant, Durango, Colorado [09] |
| Photo Number |
P0206add2n03_09_015 |
| Description |
Scan of a photo of the Durango steam-electric plant of the Western Colorado Power Company. With a capacity of 6,400 kilowatts, it is one of the seven WCPCo power plants which supplies the great mining and agricultural areas of Colorado's rugged western slope |
| Creator |
Shipler, Bill |
| Date |
1949-08-21 |
| Textual Date |
August 21, 1949 |
| Keywords |
Rocky Mountain Power, Western Colorado Power Company; Durango; Steam Power |
| 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/s6xw59qw |
| Setname |
uum_map |
| ID |
987253 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6xw59qw |
