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Electric Generating Equipment Item Info
- Title:
- Electric Generating Equipment
- Date Created (ISO Standard):
- 1911
- Approximated Date:
- yes
- Description:
- This photo shows the electric generating equipment at the Elk River plant, installed in 1910. It was the source of all electric power for the entire mill, and in the 'early days' to the town, in the evening hours, as well. The two generators and Parsons type steam turbines were built by Westinghouse. One unit, serial No. 801, was rated at 625 K.V.A the other with serial No. 766, was rated at 1000 K. V. A. Both operating at 600 volts, 3-phase, 60 cycles and 3,600 R.P.M. After Elk River was closed down the larger unit was moved andinstalled at the Potlatch mill, and was then reqired to suppply 2400 volts. Originally the each cost around $17 and $20,000.00.
- Subjects:
- Sawmill Machinery
- Location:
- United States;Idaho;Latah County;Potlatch
- Latitude:
- 46.785961
- Longitude:
- -116.177469
- Source:
- Lee Gale Scrapbooks: Elk River, Potlatch Historical Society
- Source Identifier:
- Gale_Elk River_35a
- Type:
- Image;StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Electric Generating Equipment", Potlatch Historical Society Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/phs/items/phs560.html
Rights
- Rights:
- No Copyright. Material made available by source. For more information, please contact University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives Department at libspec@uidaho.edu.
- Standardized Rights:
- https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/