Carpenters constructing the form for a draft tube, which carries exhaust flow from the main turbine, at the South Colton hydro-electric plant, part of Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation’s Raquette River development. Circa 1950s. South Colton, N.Y. Taken by the Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation Central Division Photographic Department. Courtesy of the Colton Historical Society.
Construction of the powerhouse in South Colton, originally called Three Falls. Circa early 1950s. South Colton, NY. Taken by the Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation Central Division Photographic Department. Courtesy of the Colton Historical Society.
Construction at the Rainbow Falls hydro-electric generating station (completed in 1956), the third plant in Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation’s Raquette River development. Rainbow Falls had the largest dam. Its reservoir covered 700 acres and had the capacity for 700 million cubic feet of water. Circa early 1950s. Town of Clare. Taken by the Niagara Mohawk […]
Construction at Rainbow Falls by the Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation. Circa early 1950s. Town of Clare. Taken by the Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation Central Division Photographic Department. Courtesy of the Colton Historical Society.
Power plant, power lines can be seen coming out from the building. 1920. Newton Falls, NY.
Construction site at Kent Falls Dam System Properties Inc. on the Saranac River between Cadyville and Morrisonville. The project was undertaken by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933. Photo circa 1930s. Near Morrisonville in Town of Plattsburgh, NY. Clinton County Historical Association. Brewer Collection
Construction at Kent Falls Dam System Properties Inc. on the Saranac River between Cadyville and Morrisonville. The project was undertaken by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933. Photo circa 1930s. Near Morrisonville in the Town of Plattsburgh. Clinton County Historical Association. Brewer Collection.
Esso Truck for Ryan Brothers, of the Plattsburgh Coal Company. Date unknown, circa 1950-1960. Plattsburgh, NY. Clinton County Historical Association. Brewer Collection.
Pouring concrete in sub-freezing temperatures at the Carry Falls hydro-electric plant in 1952, part of the Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation’s Raquette River development. The Carry Falls dam created a 7-mile long reservoir that flooded Hollywood, a hamlet of Colton. Photo by Niagara Mohawk News. 1952. Town of Colton, NY. Courtesy of the Colton Historical Society. […]
A crew of Saint Lawrence Utilities Company workers stand in front of their truck, which holds tools, wires, and ladders. They worked on the power lines. Pictured left to right: Lindley, Lalone, Dishaw, George Kelly, Foreman, and Edwin L.Welgar (later superintendent of transportation in the St. Lawrence area). 1913. Potsdam. Photo by Arthur J. Floyd.
