"Copy of Report of the Board of Trustees, Eastern Michigan Asylum, Pontiac, Mich., Electric Lighting Plant," 1898

THF286386 / "Copy of Report of the Board of Trustees, Eastern Michigan Asylum, Pontiac, Mich., Electric Lighting Plant," 1898

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Report

Subject Date

30 June 1898

Creators

Place of Creation

Creator Notes

Copy of a report that was created for the Eastern Michigan Asylum Board of Trustees in Pontiac, Michigan (later known as the Pontiac State Hospital).

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

31.335.27

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Typewriting

Dimensions

Height: 11 in
Width: 8.5 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Pontiac Reports Electricity Powerhouses Power plants Steam engines (Engines) Generators Switchboards Motors Hospitals Psychiatric hospitals Electrical generation and distribution Eastern Michigan Asylum Pontiac State Hospital

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Pontiac State Hospital Dynamo Room, Pontiac, Michigan, 1898
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
Pontiac State Hospital Dynamo Room, Pontiac, Michigan, 1898
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.