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Call Number	X-6589
Title	Original power station at Ames, Colorado
Summary	Exterior view of the L.L. Nunn power station, Ames, San Miguel County, Colorado, shows a side gable structure with lean-to additions, board and batten construction and uneven board roofline. A large stack of lumber is piled in front of the power station below the Gold King mine. Nunn, a lawyer, was hired to represent the financially troubled mine that could not turn a profit due to high cost of fuel and 12,000 foot altitude. He came up with the idea to use the San Miquel River to power an electrical power plant. George Westinghouse and Nikola Tesla were contracted to construct the world's first commercial transmissions of high-pressure electricity. The hydroelectric plant produced alternating current (AC) instead of direct current (DC).
Date	[between 1891 and 1906]
Notes	Formerly F17092.; Title printed on bottom of original; show on bottom of photonegative.; R7100065899
Physical Description	1 copy photonegative ; 13 x 18 cm. (5 x 7 in.); 1 photoprint ; 13 x 18 cm. (5 x 7 in.)
Subject	Ames (Colo.)--1890-1910. Hydroelectric power--Colorado--Ames--1890-1910. Mining--Colorado--Ames--1890-1910. Power plants--Colorado--Ames--1890-1910.
Source	Source: L.L. Nunn : a memoir / Stephen Bailey. Ithaca, NY, 1933.
Rights	Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase	Yes (digital reproduction)
Type of Material	Film negatives.; Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
Relation	Image File: ZZR710006589
Format-Medium	Photograph
Identifier	F17092 DPLW
Filename	10006589.tif

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