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English: Great Northern Railway power plant, ca. 1898   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Anders Beer Wilse  (1865–1949)  wikidata:Q144339
 
Anders Beer Wilse
Description Norwegian photographer
father of Robert Charles Wilse
Date of birth/death 12 June 1865 Edit this at Wikidata 21 February 1949 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Flekkefjord Municipality Oslo
Work period 1900–49
Work location
Kristiania (Oslo), Kragerø, Seattle
Authority file
creator QS:P170,Q144339
Title
English: Great Northern Railway power plant, ca. 1898
Description
English: In 1897, the Great Northern Railway began building a 2.6 mile-long tunnel near Stevens Pass in the Cascade Mountains. Electricity was used in construction and, after 1909, was used to power trains in the tunnel. This avoided the buildup of smoke and gases which were dangerous to both crew and passengers.

This photo shows the Great Northern Railway's power plant near the west side of the Stevens Pass tunnel. Anders Wilse, civil engineer and photographer for the railroad company, took the photo sometime between 1897 and 1900.

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.); Power plants; Railroad construction & maintenance
Depicted place
English: Stevens Pass (Wash.)
Date circa 1898
date QS:P571,+1898-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium
English: 1 glass negative: b&w
Dimensions height: 8 in (20.3 cm); width: 10 in (25.4 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,8U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,10U218593
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Current location
Museum of History and Industry
Accession number
6437
Source
English: Museum of History and Industry
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Public domain

The author died in 1949, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or fewer.

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.

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Anders Beer Wilse Photographs, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved

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