Maine Public Service generators, Presque Isle, 1959

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Maine Public Service generators, Presque Isle, 1959

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Maine Public Service diesel electric generators in Presque Isle at the junction of routes 167 and 205.

These state-of-the-art “fast-start” generators, the design of which was adapted from diesel railroad engines, were started with the push of a button and were up to full output power in 90 seconds.

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  • Title: Maine Public Service generators, Presque Isle, 1959
  • Creator: Richard W. Sprague
  • Creation Date: 1959
  • Subject Date: 1959
  • Location: Presque Isle, Aroostook County, ME
  • Media: Photographic print
  • Dimensions: 19 cm x 24 cm
  • Collection: Richard Sprague
  • Object Type: Image

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Oakfield Historical Society
PO Box 176, Oakfield, ME 04763
(207) 267-1294
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