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Description
This 71-foot high dam and powerhouse are on the Union River in Ellsworth. Notice how the photograph has been 'touched up.' This technique was used on photographs during this early 20th century period to make the photograph appear more detailed. Sometimes artists and photographers would actually change what the image contained, causing confusion to present-day historians.
About This Item
- Title: Big dam and powerhouse, Ellsworth, ca. 1930
- Creator: J. R. Thompson
- Creation Date: circa 1930
- Subject Date: circa 1930
- Location: Ellsworth, Hancock County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 13 cm x 18 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 448
- Collection: Prints of original post cards of Witteman Brothers Postal Card Company
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Ellsworth (Me.)--Description & views
- Dams--Maine--Ellsworth
- Union River (Me.)--Photographs--Postcards
- Power stations
- Hydroelectric power--Maine--Ellsworth
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