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Tennessee Valley Authority. Watts Bar Dam hydroelectric plant. A sledge hammer in the hands of a husky ironworker at TVA's Watts Bar steam plant. This plant will supplement the big hydroelectric installations at Watts Bar Dam, which has an authorized output of 90,000 kilowatts, and a possible ultima
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Credit lineTennessee Valley Authority. Watts Bar Dam hydroelectric plant. A sledge hammer in the hands of a husky ironworker at TVA's Watts Bar steam plant. This plant will supplement the big hydroelectric insta. 1942-01-01. Palmer, Alfred T., United States. Office Of War Information. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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