Possum Kingdom Dam construction work

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20037883

Description

Construction work at Possum Kingdom Dam showing the massive buttress and the spillway. It is an Ambursen dam, first of the massive buttress type ever built. The two power generators at the dam can supply 45,000,000 kilowatt hours of electricity annually.

Archival Date

1940-06-19

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-658

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

Rights

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License

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Subjects

Possum Kingdom Dam; Dams; Construction workers; Dam construction; Spillways; Possum Kingdom State Park; Brazos River