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Title	Farmington River dam and power house, Windsor.
Creator	Scientific American.
Place	Windsor (Conn.) Farmington River (Conn.)
Topic	Public utilities Hydroelectric power plants Power-plants Dams
Theme	Infrastructure Environment
Description	Wood frame building beside a dam on a river. Large pipes are to the left of the building. Utility poles and wires are connected to the building. Letterpress text beneath image: "The Farmington River Dam and Power House / The Hartford Electric Light and Power Plant."<br>
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger. <br>Illustration from Scientific American, October 9, 1897. <br>The original dam was built in 1889. The power plant, known as the Rainbow or Poquonock Plant, was constructed in 1890 and began operation in 1891. It was used to generate electrical power for the city of Hartford until 1916. <br>
Date created	1897.
Physical format	1 print ; 14 x 20 cm.<br>
Digital format	image/jpeg
Identifier	Accession number 1992.82.3A<br>File name 2480 img0080.pcd<br>
Source	The Connecticut Historical Society.
Rights	Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Graphics Collection, The Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford.
Sub-collection	Prints

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