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Creation Date
January 1899
Abstract
Workers from the Consumers Electric Light and Street Car Company reconstruct the Hillsborough River Dam in 1899.
Keywords
Dams, Water-power, Hydroelectric power plants
Extent
1 black-and-white photograph
Geographic Location
Hillsborough County (Fla.); Tampa (Fla.); Hillsborough River (Polk County-Hillsborough County, Fla.)
Physical Collection
Box
8
Folder
13
Media Type
Photographs
Note
The Dam was originally built in 1897 on the Hillsborough River and dynamited by local cattlemen on December 13, 1898. It was rebuilt in 1899 when these pictures were taken. The Consumers Electric Light and Street Car Company was acquired by Tampa Electric Company in late 1899. Original photos from the Tampa Electric Company archives and donated to USF Libraries by the Tampa Historical Society.
Identifier
florida_photograph_1000
Recommended Citation
Unknown, "Consumers Electric Light and Street Car Company Hillsborough River Dam Reconstruction, Tampa" (1899). Florida Photograph Collection. Image 1.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/florida_photograph/1
Keywords
Dams, Water-power, Hydroelectric power plants