Rawsonville Power Plant construction records series, 1930-1939.

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Rawsonville Power Plant construction records series, 1930-1939.

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The Rawsonville Power Plant Construction records series consists of 135 24" x 36" pencil and ink on linen architectural drawings of building floor plans, exterior and interior elevations, and equipment lists used in the construction of the power plant and dam. The drawings are organized sequentially and numbered 100 to 328. Sheet number 100 is an indexed list of drawings. The drawings were digitized in 2006 and digital versions are available on CD ROM in box 4 of the accession.

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