File:Groundbreaking ceremony for Cedar Falls dam, 1912 (MOHAI 6144).jpg

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English: Groundbreaking ceremony for Cedar Falls dam, 1912   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Photographer
Webster & Stevens
Title
English: Groundbreaking ceremony for Cedar Falls dam, 1912
Description
English: In 1905, the turbines began to turn at Seattle City Light's first hydroelectric plant on the Cedar River. In 1912, work began on a large masonry dam to replace the original wooden one. This photo was taken at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new dam facility. According to Seattle Public Utilities personnel, the ceremony took place at Camp II, the construction camp closest to the dam.
  • Subjects (LCTGM): Dams; Dedications; Hydroelectric power; Power plants; Seattle City Light
Depicted place
English: Cedar Falls (Wash." Cedar River (Wash.)
Date 1912
date QS:P571,+1912-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium
English: 1 glass negative: b&w
Dimensions height: 6.5 in (16.5 cm); width: 8.5 in (21.5 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,6.5U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,8.5U218593
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Current location
Museum of History and Industry
Accession number
6144
Source
English: Museum of History and Industry
Permission
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Public domain
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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PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved

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