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Electricity Collection (page 2)

Background imageElectricity Collection: Irrigation pump on edge of field, San Joaquin Valley, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Irrigation pump on edge of field, San Joaquin Valley, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Irrigation pump on edge of field. Electric power typical of San Joaquin Valley farming. California

Background imageElectricity Collection: The Great Explosion at Seaford - the Explosion - Cliff Falling, 1850. Creator: Unknown

The Great Explosion at Seaford - the Explosion - Cliff Falling, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Great Explosion at Seaford - the Explosion - Cliff Falling, 1850. Long shore drift at Seaford in Sussex was causing deposition of debris to such an extent that Seaford Bay

Background imageElectricity Collection: Alternators made in Budapest, Hungary, in the power generating hall of a... between 1905-1915

Alternators made in Budapest, Hungary, in the power generating hall of a... between 1905-1915
Alternators made in Hungary, in the power generating hall of a hydroelectric station in Iolotan on the Murghab River, between 1905 and 1915. Factory Interior with Electrical Generators

Background imageElectricity Collection: Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: the guns at the proof-butts, 1862

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: the guns at the proof-butts, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: the guns at the proof-butts, 1862.... to fire a piece of ordnance...by the ordinary method of a man pulling a friction-tube while others are

Background imageElectricity Collection: Thor: Electric Washing Machine - Chas E. Beck & Co. Ltd, 1920. Creator: Unknown

Thor: Electric Washing Machine - Chas E. Beck & Co. Ltd, 1920. Creator: Unknown
Thor: Electric Washing Machine - The Bugbear of Washing-day and the solution - Chas E. Beck & Co. Ltd. 1920. The Thor washing machine was the first electric clothes washer sold commercially in

Background imageElectricity Collection: Electric Light is a modern necessity, 1920. Creator: Unknown

Electric Light is a modern necessity, 1920. Creator: Unknown
Electric Light is a modern necessity, 1920. The Roaring Twenties were marked by significant development in the production of domestic electric appliances for households

Background imageElectricity Collection: First magnetoelectric motor built by Hippolyte Pixii, c1832 (c1890)

First magnetoelectric motor built by Hippolyte Pixii, c1832 (c1890). This was the first application of Faradays demonstration (1831) that magnetism produces an electric current

Background imageElectricity Collection: Hooper's patent submarine telegraph cables, 1862. Creator: Unknown

Hooper's patent submarine telegraph cables, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Hooper's patent submarine telegraph cables, 1862. Mr. Hooper's cable is composed of the usual copper or other conductor insulated with indiarubber

Background imageElectricity Collection: Electric phosphate smelting furnace used in the making of elem... Muscle Shoals area, Alabama, 1942

Electric phosphate smelting furnace used in the making of elem... Muscle Shoals area, Alabama, 1942
Electric phosphate smelting furnace used in the making of elemental phosphorus in a TVA chemical plant in the Muscle Shoals area, Alabama

Background imageElectricity Collection: Working with the electric wiring at Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. 1942

Working with the electric wiring at Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Working with the electric wiring at Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageElectricity Collection: Woman aircraft worker, Vega Aircraft Corporation, Burbank, Calif. 1942. Creator: David Bransby

Woman aircraft worker, Vega Aircraft Corporation, Burbank, Calif. 1942. Creator: David Bransby
Woman aircraft worker, Vega Aircraft Corporation, Burbank, Calif. Shown checking electrical assemblies

Background imageElectricity Collection: Electric phosphate smelting furnace used to make element... vicinity of Muscle Shoals, Alabama, 1942

Electric phosphate smelting furnace used to make element... vicinity of Muscle Shoals, Alabama, 1942
Electric phosphate smelting furnace used to make elemental phosphorus in a TVA chemical plant in the vicinity of Muscle Shoals, Alabama

Background imageElectricity Collection: A large electric phosphate smelting furnace used in the making... Muscle Shoals area, Alabama, 1942

A large electric phosphate smelting furnace used in the making... Muscle Shoals area, Alabama, 1942
A large electric phosphate smelting furnace used in the making of elemental phosphorus in a TVA chemical plant in the Muscle Shoals area, Alabama

Background imageElectricity Collection: Eight generator units in the generator room of a new... Wilson Dam, Sheffield vicinity, Ala. 1942

Eight generator units in the generator room of a new... Wilson Dam, Sheffield vicinity, Ala. 1942
Eight generator units in the generator room of a new addition to TVAs hydroelectric plant at Wilson Dam, Sheffield vicinity, Ala

Background imageElectricity Collection: Generator works at the winding of a generator stator... Wilson Dam, Sheffield vicinity, Ala. 1942

Generator works at the winding of a generator stator... Wilson Dam, Sheffield vicinity, Ala. 1942
Generator works at the winding of a generator stator in a new addition to TVAs hydroelectric plant at Wilson Dam, Sheffield vicinity, Ala

Background imageElectricity Collection: Transmission line towers and high tension lines that... Wilson Dam... near Sheffield, Ala. 1942

Transmission line towers and high tension lines that... Wilson Dam... near Sheffield, Ala. 1942
Transmission line towers and high tension lines that carry current generated at TVAs Wilson Dam hydroelectric plant, near Sheffield, Ala

Background imageElectricity Collection: Switchyard at TVAs Wilson Dam hydroelectric plant, vicinity of Sheffield, Ala, 1942

Switchyard at TVAs Wilson Dam hydroelectric plant, vicinity of Sheffield, Ala, 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Switchyard at TVAs Wilson Dam hydroelectric plant, vicinity of Sheffield, Ala. 260 miles above the mouth of the Tennessee River

Background imageElectricity Collection: Section of one of the switchyards from which high... Wilson Dam... Sheffield vicinity, Ala. 1942

Section of one of the switchyards from which high... Wilson Dam... Sheffield vicinity, Ala. 1942
Section of one of the switchyards from which high tension lines carry current generated at TVAs Wilson Dam hydroelectric plant, Sheffield vicinity, Ala

Background imageElectricity Collection: This husky member of a construction crew building a new 33, 000-volt electric... Ft. Knox, Ky

This husky member of a construction crew building a new 33, 000-volt electric... Ft. Knox, Ky
This husky member of a construction crew building a new 33, 000-volt electric power line into Fort Knox is performing an important war service, Ft. Knox, Ky

Background imageElectricity Collection: Switch yard at TVAs Wilson Dam hydroelectric plant, vicinity of Sheffield, Ala. 1942

Switch yard at TVAs Wilson Dam hydroelectric plant, vicinity of Sheffield, Ala. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Switch yard at TVAs Wilson Dam hydroelectric plant, vicinity of Sheffield, Ala. 260 miles above the mouth of the Tennessee River

Background imageElectricity Collection: Casting a billet from an electric furnace, Chase Brass and Copper Co. Euclid, Ohio, 1942

Casting a billet from an electric furnace, Chase Brass and Copper Co. Euclid, Ohio, 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Casting a billet from an electric furnace, Chase Brass and Copper Co. Euclid, Ohio. Modern electric furnaces have helped considerably in speeding the production of brass

Background imageElectricity Collection: White-hot steel pours like water from a 35-ton electric furnace, Allegheny Ludlum Steele

White-hot steel pours like water from a 35-ton electric furnace, Allegheny Ludlum Steele
White-hot steel pours like water from a 35-ton electric furnace, Allegheny Ludlum Steel[e] Corp. Brackenridge, Pa. The finest quality steels and alloys are produced in these furnaces

Background imageElectricity Collection: TVA chemical plant, electric furnace loaded with phosphate, vicinity of Muscle Shoals, Alabama

TVA chemical plant, electric furnace loaded with phosphate, vicinity of Muscle Shoals, Alabama

Background imageElectricity Collection: Insulators and transmission wires in the switchyard of the TVAs Chickamauga Dam

Insulators and transmission wires in the switchyard of the TVAs Chickamauga Dam, located near Chattanooga, 471 miles above the mouth of the Tennessee River

Background imageElectricity Collection: Transmission towers in the switchyard of TVAs Chickamauga Dam, near Chattanooga, Tenn. 1942

Transmission towers in the switchyard of TVAs Chickamauga Dam, near Chattanooga, Tenn. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Transmission towers in the switchyard of TVAs Chickamauga Dam, near Chattanooga, Tenn

Background imageElectricity Collection: Unit no. 32 of Yamhill farms, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Unit no. 32 of Yamhill farms, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Unit no. 32 of Yamhill farms, Oregon: sewage disposal, electrification, twelve-cow dairy barn, silo under construction and five-room house

Background imageElectricity Collection: The laundry unit, FSA mobile camp, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

The laundry unit, FSA mobile camp, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
The power unit. FSA (Farm Security Administration) mobile camp. Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon

Background imageElectricity Collection: Fulton fish market. New York City, New York, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks

Fulton fish market. New York City, New York, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Fulton fish market. New York City, New York

Background imageElectricity Collection: Main street, Elma, Grays Harbor country, Western Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Main street, Elma, Grays Harbor country, Western Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Western Washington, Grays Harbor country. Elma. Main street. Note modern building which adjoins Elma city hall. The real estate and flower business is across the street

Background imageElectricity Collection: San Francisco, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

San Francisco, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
San Francisco, California

Background imageElectricity Collection: U. S. 99, Fresno County, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

U. S. 99, Fresno County, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
U.S. 99. Fresno County, California. " Pit and tools for rent--work on your own." California. [ Garage; Electric Welding; Chew Mail Pouch Tobacco - Treat Yourself to the Best ]

Background imageElectricity Collection: Illuminated sign, approaching San Joaquin Valley town, outskirts of Fresno, on U. S. 99, CA, 1939

Illuminated sign, approaching San Joaquin Valley town, outskirts of Fresno, on U. S. 99, CA, 1939
Outskirts of Fresno. On U.S. 99. Illuminated sign, approaching San Joaquin Valley town. California. [ Fresno Home of Sunland Refining Corp. Sunland Gasoline - " Look for the Orange Pump" ]

Background imageElectricity Collection: Meeting of the camp council, FSA camp, Farmersville, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Meeting of the camp council, FSA camp, Farmersville, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Farm Security Administration (FSA) camp for migratory agricultural workers. Farmersville, California. Meeting of the camp council

Background imageElectricity Collection: An Electric Dog Cart(with details), 1888. Creator: Unknown

An Electric Dog Cart(with details), 1888. Creator: Unknown
An Electric Dog Cart(with details), 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 38. July to December, 1888

Background imageElectricity Collection: Roof Space Station Concept, 1984. Creator: NASA

Roof Space Station Concept, 1984. Creator: NASA
Roof Space Station Concept, 1984. Johnson Space Center " roof" concept for a space station. The " roof" was covered with solar array cells

Background imageElectricity Collection: Experiment on natural electricity, Early 1760s. Creator: Moreau the Younger, Jean Michel

Experiment on natural electricity, Early 1760s. Creator: Moreau the Younger, Jean Michel
Experiment on natural electricity. From: Voyage en Siberie by Jean Chappe d Auteroche, Early 1760s. Private Collection

Background imageElectricity Collection: Fuel Cell, Gemini, Cutaway, ca. 1965. Creator: General Electric Company

Fuel Cell, Gemini, Cutaway, ca. 1965. Creator: General Electric Company
This fuel cell is a cutaway version of the electric-power generating device used on the two-astronaut Gemini spacecraft during ten missions in 1965-66

Background imageElectricity Collection: Looking in at West entrance, by Electric light, 1886 / 88. Creator: Henry Hamilton Bennett

Looking in at West entrance, by Electric light, 1886 / 88. Creator: Henry Hamilton Bennett
Looking in at West entrance, by Electric light, 1886/88. Albumen print, stereo, no. 1550 from the series " St. Paul Ice Carnival"

Background imageElectricity Collection: Electrical hot comb heater and hot comb, 1920s. Creator: Unknown

Electrical hot comb heater and hot comb, 1920s. Creator: Unknown
Electric hot combs were used to shape, style, and straighten hair. With few jobs open to them, hundreds of thousands of African-American women became beauticians and opened salons

Background imageElectricity Collection: Lamp from Muse Bar, the home bar of Isaiah Muse, 1970s. Creator: Unknown

Lamp from Muse Bar, the home bar of Isaiah Muse, 1970s. Creator: Unknown
An electric lamp with the word " BAR" printed on the lamp shade. The lamp shade is ball shaped, and is made from plastic treated to look like frosted glass

Background imageElectricity Collection: Hammond B-3 organ owned by James Brown, 1968. Creator: Unknown

Hammond B-3 organ owned by James Brown, 1968. Creator: Unknown
A Hammond B-3 electric organ. The organ is covered in black vinyl and trimmed with silver roping. Stitched on the back of the organ in red vinyl

Background imageElectricity Collection: Electric Generator, c. 1940. Creator: Carl Buergerniss

Electric Generator, c. 1940. Creator: Carl Buergerniss
Electric Generator, c. 1940

Background imageElectricity Collection: P. & O. Electric Ship Strathaird, 22, 000 Tons, 1932. Creator: Unknown

P. & O. Electric Ship Strathaird, 22, 000 Tons, 1932. Creator: Unknown
P. & O. Electric Ship Strathaird, 22, 000 Tons, 1932. Ocean liner carrying passengers and mail between England, Australia and India

Background imageElectricity Collection: Copper station, Nine Elms, Telegraph, 1844. Creator: Unknown

Copper station, Nine Elms, Telegraph, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Copper station, Nine Elms, Telegraph, 1844. Such is its velocity, that when this [Electric Printing Telegraph] shall be laid down the entire line, the time occupied in the transit of a message

Background imageElectricity Collection: The Electric Telegraph Station, at Slough, 1844. Creator: Unknown

The Electric Telegraph Station, at Slough, 1844. Creator: Unknown
The Electric Telegraph Station, at Slough, 1844. News of the birth of Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha is relayed to London

Background imageElectricity Collection: Benjamin Franklin, from the series Great Americans (N76) for Duke brand cigarettes, 1888

Benjamin Franklin, from the series Great Americans (N76) for Duke brand cigarettes, 1888

Background imageElectricity Collection: Thomas Alva Edison, from the series Great Americans (N76) for Duke brand cigarettes, 1888

Thomas Alva Edison, from the series Great Americans (N76) for Duke brand cigarettes, 1888

Background imageElectricity Collection: Figure 26: Expression of painful attention and attention, attentive gaze

Figure 26: Expression of painful attention and attention, attentive gaze. 1854-56, printed 1862



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