Historic American Engineering Record no. WA-24 (Skagit River and Newhalem Creek Hydroelectric Projects) photograph collection, 1920-1989 (bulk July 1987 and July 1989) [graphic].

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Historic American Engineering Record no. WA-24 (Skagit River and Newhalem Creek Hydroelectric Projects) photograph collection, 1920-1989 (bulk July 1987 and July 1989) [graphic].

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The collection consists of three notebooks containing modern and historic photographs, as well as textual documentation, of the Skagit River and Newhalem Creek Hydroelectric Projects. Modern photographs were made by Jet Lowe (for the Historic American Engineering Record) and Gretchen Luxenberg and Patricia Erigero (for the Skagit River and Newhalem Creek Hydroelectric Projects' nomination to the National Register of Historic Places). The first part of the collection includes documentation of the architectural survey for structures located in and around the communities of Newhalem and Diablo; a PNRO inventory form (with a photocopied image of the building) is included for each structure. The second part of the collection is an engineering survey, documented by photographs made by Jet Lowe to HABS/HAER standards. Pictured are the Newhalem, Gorge, Diablo, and Ross dams and powerhouses, as well as housing and other structures in the towns of Newhalem and Diablo. Reproductions of a set of fifteen measured drawings (made by a team of five architects and based on existing historic drawings from Seattle City Light) are included in this section, as well as an inventory of the historic engineering drawings. Also included is a copy of the HAER written history for the projects. The third part of the collection consists of historic and modern photographs of properties in Newhalem and Diablo. These were gathered for the purpose of nominating the district for the National Register of Historic Places. Also included are a copy of the nomination form, maps, and a bibliography.

3 notebooks containing 276 photographic prints and textual documentation.

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Lowe, Jet.

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Historic American Engineering Record

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The Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) document achievements in architecture, engineering, and landscape design in the United States and its territories through a comprehensive range of building types, engineering technologies, and landscapes, including examples as diverse as the Pueblo of Acoma, houses, windmills, one-room schools, the Golden Gate Bridge, and buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Administered since 1933 through cooperative agreements with the National Park Service,...

Diablo Powerhouse (Wash.)

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Gorge Powerhouse (Wash.)

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Seattle City Light

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Seattle Dept. of Lighting and Water Works created in 1890; city charter amendment in 1910 created the Lighting Dept.; in 1951 the Department purchased the private electrical power supply operations in Seattle; current name of the agency was adopted in 1978 when the Department was reorganized. Seattle approved the purchase of the land and money for construction of the plant in 1913; construction began in 1914, and was finished in 1917. Additions were made in 1918 and 1921. The plant was decommiss...

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Erigero, Patricia

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Luxenberg, Gretchen A.

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Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Lighting.

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