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Pickwick Dam. View of generator hall from visitors' overlook Note that photograph shows initial stage; present installation extended to four generators; ultimately six. Generator housings have been designed and finished on all projects with attention to architectural appearance as well as engineering efficiency

Wheeler Dam and powerhouse. General view showing four generators of the semi-outdoor type installed. Space is left for addition of four more. Navigation lock in distance, bulkhead section, spillway and power plant following left to right. Terrace in front of top story of control buildings for visitors' inspection of the project

Pickwick Dam. Cranes and other engineering features are designed with same care as architectural feaatures. This one, in back of generator hall, serves for the transfer of heavy equipment from barges into the assembly and repair space

Guntersville Dam and powerhouse. General view of spillway and powerhouse. The latter encloses three units, is intended to extend eventually to a fourth. Note one of two traveling gantry cranes on spillway deck. Main generator hall built in brick because it is in flood-proof portion; downstream bay which houses control equipment in lower stories and offices above is in concrete on account of flood hazard

Hiwassee Dam and powerhouse. Detailed view of dam with powerhouse in foreground, one unit installed at the time photograph was taken. Powerhouse is semi-outdoor type in that crane for installing and removing generator is exposed. Deck visible in picture is roof of power plant proper with control building projecting above

Pickwick Dam.Transformers in back of generator hall, switchyard mounted on top of building and heavy transfer crane make interesting combination of architectural and engineering features

Hiwassee Dam and powerhouse. Detailed view of dam with powerhouse in foreground, one unit installed at the time photograph was taken. Powerhouse is semi-outdoor type in that crane for installing and removing generator is exposed. Deck visible in picture is roof of power plant proper with control building projecting above

Norris Dam and powerhouse. Norris generator hall. Turbines are enclosed in and below round concrete housings, generators are contained in steel upper portion. In peacetime visitors are admitted to balcony shown at left to inspect control room and are then taken to generator floor. Roof trusses are considered unattractive; later projects are framed with rigid steel arches

Guntersville Dam and powerhouse. General view of spillway and powerhouse. The latter encloses three units, is intended to extend eventually to a fourth. Note one of two traveling gantry cranes on spillway deck. Main generator hall built in brick because it is in flood-proof portion; downstream bay which houses control equipment in lower stories and offices above is in concrete on account of flood hazard

Pickwick Dam. View of generator hall from visitors' overlook Note that photograph shows initial stage; present installation extended to four generators; ultimately six. Generator housings have been designed and finished on all projects with attention to architectural appearance as well as engineering efficiency

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Fort Knox. Maintenance of mechanized equipment. Army trucks and other vehicles at Fort Knox, Kentucky, are checked thoroughly, and at regular intervals. Wherever possible, motorized military equipment is maintained in constant tip top shape, instantly ready for strenuous action

A member of the 2nd Battalion, 1ST Marines, plays a the role of patient as medical personnel inspect the ward at Fleet Hospital One, a 250-bed combat zone hospital. The marines are participating in Operation SAFE HAVEN, a combined Navy, Marine Corps, and Army exercise designed to evaluate the efficiency of field hospitals

MOD-0 WTG WIND TURBINE GENERATOR WHILE SITTING ON THE SHORT WORK TOWER AT NASA PLUM BROOK STATION

History of Pickwick, A. Holograph 1866 Mar. 28

ANNUAL DINNER [held by] PICKWICK CLUB [at] "NEW ORLEANS, LA" (CLUB)

History of Pickwick, A. Holograph 1866 Mar. 28

The service generator No. 3 room, Compartment 3-426-1-E, aboard the guided missile cruiser MONTEREY (CG 61). The ship is 90 percent complete

US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman (HM) stationed aboard the USN Military Sealift Command (MSC), Hospital Ship, USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), practice applying a hair traction splint for a femoral fracture using a practice in during a simulated trauma-care scenario for the Corpsman Olympics. The Corpsman Olympics are held as an assessment tool to evaluate efficiency during crisis situations. The USNS MERCY is currently underway in the Pacific Ocean, conducting a scheduled five-month deployment to deliver aid and humanitarian assistance to the Pacific Islands and Southeast Asia.2006) Intensive Care Unit (ICU) corpsmen apply a hair traction splint for a femoral fracture on a training...

Fort Knox. Halftrac crews. The crews of halftrac armored cars, in training at Fort Knox, Kentucky, are hardy, able men. The Fort Knox school for men of the armored services is teaching many American soldiers how to use mechanized striking equipment to best advantage. Its graduates are now on many of our far-flung battle lines, ready to meet the Axis on more than even terms

Officers aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) stand at attention during the plaque unveiling ceremony honoring the 47 crew members killed in the No. 2 turret explosion aboard the IOWA. Awards will also be presented to those crew members who served with distinction during the tragedy, which occurred on April 19, 1989, during routine gunnery exercises

Fort Knox. M-4 tanks and crews. A hard-boiled "tanker" looks things over from one of the hatches of an M-4 tank. This man, with thousands of others, is brushing up on the latest tank-fighting technique at Fort Knox

Fort Knox. M-3 tank crews. The crew of an M-3 tank at Fort Knox, Kentucky, learn all the ways of causing trouble for the Axis with a 75mm gun, a 37mm gun and four machine guns. The Fort Knox school for tank crews has graduated many men who are now ready to meet the enemy on our far-flung battle lines and on more than equal terms

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tennessee hardin county pickwick dam safety film negatives pickwick dam view generator hall generator hall visitors stage installation four generators housings generator housings projects attention appearance efficiency united states history library of congress