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View of Main Dam under construction, looking downstream. Grand Lake, 1924.

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Steam Shovel excavating canal between Main Dam and Deer Lake Intake.
1924
Western Newfoundland
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Steam Shovel excavating canal between Main Dam and the Deer Lake Intake.

This steam-powered dragline shovel was used in the construction of the Panama Canal, and was also used to excavate the 11-kilometer canal connecting the Deer Lake generating station to Main Dam and the Grand Lake reservoir.

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The completion of Main Dam, 1924.
1924
Western Newfoundland
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Main Dam completed, 1924.

A train engine at Main Dam, one of the largest dams in the world at the time. The dam is 800 feet long and 75 feet wide. There are 18 gates, each 15 feet wide, with a total spillage capacity of 26,000 cubic feet per second.

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Aerial view of Deer Lake Power Station
1934
Western Newfoundland
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Deer Lake Power House – circa 1934. The log chute from the intake to the lake is clearly visible to the right of the Power House.

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Deer Lake Power House Turbines
1934
Western Newfoundland
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Deer Lake Power House Turbines – circa 1934. Seven of these turbines provided the power to Corner Brook and the surrounding communities.

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Main Dam 1954 Train is hauling logs bound for the paper mill in Corner Brook.
1954
Western Newfoundland
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Main Dam 1954.

Train is hauling logs bound for the Paper Mill in Corner Brook.

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Deer Lake - reconstruction of Penstocks, 1954.
1954
Western Newfoundland
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Deer Lake Power Plant.

The penstocks are large pipes that carry water from the intake behind Deer Lake to the Power House's generators. These needed frequent maintance and several had to be replaced in the mid 50's.

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Deer Lake Power Plant Re-furbishing of Penstock number 9 took place in 1954.
1954
Western Newfoundland
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