Cranes and Power House, Kentucky Dam, Western Kentucky, 1946-1955
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In 1938, a year after a devastating flood, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), a government agency, began construction on a dam near Gilbertsville, Kentucky. The dam across the lower Tennessee River provides flood control, power generation, and economic development to the region. The dam is the longest in the TVA system. It created Kentucky Lake, one of the largest man-made lakes in the United States.
In 1938, a year after a devastating flood, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), a government agency, began construction on a dam near Gilbertsville, Kentucky. The dam across the lower Tennessee River provides flood control, power generation, and economic development to the region. The dam is the longest in the TVA system. It created Kentucky Lake, one of the largest man-made lakes in the United States.
Artifact
Postcard
Date Made
1946-1955
Subject Date
1946-1955
Creators
Wilson's Book & Stationery Store
Place of Creation
United States, Illinois, Chicago
United States, Kentucky, Paducah
Creator Notes
Printed by Curt Teich & Company, Chicago Illinois. Distributed by Wilson's Book & Stationery Store, Paducah, Kentucky.
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
86.9.1.381
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Dorothy Guimaraes.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Photomechanical processes
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.5 in
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