America’s Romance with Water Power
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Set within nature, water power operations often evoke an emotional response. With idyllic “old mill” imagery and reverential views of modern hydroelectric plants, these objects illustrate water power’s enduring allure.
Lithograph of a Mill on a Stream, by Bass Otis, 1819
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View ArtifactBandbox, circa 1835
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View ArtifactLithograph by Currier & Ives, "The Roadside Mill," 1870
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View ArtifactTrade Card for Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier, 1889-1900
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View ArtifactThree-Dimensional Valentine, "To My Valentine," circa 1900
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View Artifact"Barton Dam, Ann Arbor, Michigan," 1914
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View ArtifactGristmill near the Wayside Inn, Sudbury, Massachusetts, 1927
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View ArtifactChristmas Card, "The Mill with Winter's Mantle," 1934
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View ArtifactSouvenir Viewbook, "Boulder Dam," 1935
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View ArtifactLoch Raven Dam, Baltimore, Maryland, 1940-1945
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View ArtifactChristmas Card, "Merry Christmas," 1944
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View ArtifactPennant, "Bagnell Dam, Lake Ozark, Mo.," 1940-1965
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View ArtifactCranes and Power House, Kentucky Dam, Western Kentucky, 1946-1955
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View ArtifactPanoramic View of Hoover (Boulder) Dam, 1947-1965
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View ArtifactPennant, "Grand Coulee Dam, Washington," 1941-1965
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View Artifact"Hungry Horse Dam," 1950
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View Artifact"Hoover Dam" Snow Globe, 1960-1975
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View ArtifactGet Well Card, "A Get Well Message," circa 1965
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View Artifact"J. Young's Granary" Department 56 Collectible, 1989
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View ArtifactHallmark "Winter Wonderland Series: Ice-Skaters' Delight" Christmas Ornament, 2005
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