Interior view of an electric power plant in Aspen, Colorado; features two large generators with belts resting on wood bases, and electrical boxes and other circuitry on the back wall; man in a suit and a bowler hat sits on a chair in the back of the plant; a man in worker's clothes leans against one of the electrical boxes.
Description
1 photoprint on cabinet card ; 20 x 25 cm. (7 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.)
Subject
Aspen (Colo.)--19th century; Hydroelectric power--Colorado--Aspen--19th century; Interiors; Power plants--Colorado--Aspen--19th century
Format-Medium
Photograph
Source
Mrs. Irving Hale
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR710007064
Notes
Formerly F24599.; Hand-written on back of photoprint: "Built in 1885 - one of first hydro-electric plants in the United States producing direct current."; Photoprint card is warped.; Title hand-written on back of photoprint.; R7100070640
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