A view of the site for the Cape Cod Power Plant

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1964-03-25

GUSN

GUSN-290599

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Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection
Photographic materials
Photographs: General (4 of 12)
A view of the site for the Cape Cod Power Plant
(current record)

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Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection
- Photographic materials
  - Photographs: General (4 of 12)
    - A view of a float created for the 50th anniversary of the Cape Cod Canal
    - Two seagulls perch on a pier along the Cape Cod Canal
    - A view of a boat in a Cape Cod resident's backyard
    - A crane constructs the Dutch windmill on the banks of the Cape Cod Canal
    - A view of the site for the Cape Cod Power Plant (current record)
    - A view of Main Street on Buzzard's Bay

Description

A black and white aerial view of the plans for the Cape Cod power plant. The image shows a white canvas with a dotted line where the 500,000 kilowatt steam-electric power plant will eventually be built.

Details

Descriptive Terms

canals
power plants
photographs

Physical Description

1 black and white photograph; 8 x 7 inches

Collection Code

MS028

Collection Name

Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

Date of Acquisition

2012

Reference Code

MS028.04.009.006

Places

Cape Cod Canal (Massachusetts) [canal]
East Sandwich (Barnstable county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

photographs

Description Level

Item

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