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Power House at dam # 5, circa 1935. TAILRACE (EAST) ELEVATION. Taken by Jet Lowe, HAER staff photographer, September 1980 - Dam No. 5 Hydroelectric Plant, On Potomac River, HAER WVA,2-HEDVI.V,1-40.tif

Photocopy_of_photograph,_c._1935._TAILRACE_(EAST)_ELEVATION._Taken_by_Jet_Lowe,_HAER_staff_photographer,_September_1980_-_Dam_No._5_Hydroelectric_Plant,_On_Potomac_River,_HAER_WVA,2-HEDVI.V,1-40.tif.jpg Dam # 5, circa 1946. DETAIL OF GENERATOR UNIT 2, GOVERNOR, AND SWITCHBOARD. (Courtesy of the Potomac Edison Company Library (Hagerstown, MD), Historical Data Files HAER WVA,2-HEDVI.V,1-57.tifThumbnailsPower house at dam #5, circa 1904. INTERIOR OF ORIGINAL POWER HOUSE, SHOWING M.P.C. SUPERINTENDENT H. B. SHOEMAKER BESIDE SWITCH. AT LEFT IS A REPLOGLE RELAY WATER WHEEL GOVERNOR HAER WVA,2-HEDVI.V,1-4.tifDam # 5, circa 1946. DETAIL OF GENERATOR UNIT 2, GOVERNOR, AND SWITCHBOARD. (Courtesy of the Potomac Edison Company Library (Hagerstown, MD), Historical Data Files HAER WVA,2-HEDVI.V,1-57.tifThumbnailsPower house at dam #5, circa 1904. INTERIOR OF ORIGINAL POWER HOUSE, SHOWING M.P.C. SUPERINTENDENT H. B. SHOEMAKER BESIDE SWITCH. AT LEFT IS A REPLOGLE RELAY WATER WHEEL GOVERNOR HAER WVA,2-HEDVI.V,1-4.tifDam # 5, circa 1946. DETAIL OF GENERATOR UNIT 2, GOVERNOR, AND SWITCHBOARD. (Courtesy of the Potomac Edison Company Library (Hagerstown, MD), Historical Data Files HAER WVA,2-HEDVI.V,1-57.tifThumbnailsPower house at dam #5, circa 1904. INTERIOR OF ORIGINAL POWER HOUSE, SHOWING M.P.C. SUPERINTENDENT H. B. SHOEMAKER BESIDE SWITCH. AT LEFT IS A REPLOGLE RELAY WATER WHEEL GOVERNOR HAER WVA,2-HEDVI.V,1-4.tifDam # 5, circa 1946. DETAIL OF GENERATOR UNIT 2, GOVERNOR, AND SWITCHBOARD. (Courtesy of the Potomac Edison Company Library (Hagerstown, MD), Historical Data Files HAER WVA,2-HEDVI.V,1-57.tifThumbnailsPower house at dam #5, circa 1904. INTERIOR OF ORIGINAL POWER HOUSE, SHOWING M.P.C. SUPERINTENDENT H. B. SHOEMAKER BESIDE SWITCH. AT LEFT IS A REPLOGLE RELAY WATER WHEEL GOVERNOR HAER WVA,2-HEDVI.V,1-4.tif