Wheeler Dam and powerhouse. Entrance lobby with access to elevator, stairs, toilets, and reception room and with glass panels for viewing control room. Floor is terrazzo, base same material but precast. Walls are plaster but up to the head of the openings covered with burlap to avoid cracks, retain paint better, and for better washability. Ceiling, acoustic plaster. Wheeler dam and powerhouse
Summary
Original Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) number: K 1604.
Title and other information from caption sheet entry.
Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi
Temp. note: owibatch7
Tags
Date
01/01/1933
Location
alabama
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html