Pontiac State Hospital Dynamo Room, Pontiac, Michigan, 1898
THF286378 / Pontiac State Hospital Dynamo Room, Pontiac, Michigan, 1898
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Artifact Overview
In 1898, a modern electric light and power plant was completed at the Eastern Michigan Asylum in Pontiac. Inside, dynamos, motors, machines, and a range of switches and meters helped power the institution's growing infrastructure. This photograph shows the interior of the dynamo room. Hospital administrators funded a new power plant in 1929.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1898
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
The original photographer is unidentified. Copied in 1930 by Ford Motor Company Engineering Photographic Department.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
31.335.23
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
Inscriptions
DYNAMO ROOM
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