Title
Diagram of circuits
Subject
Pan-American Exposition (1901:Buffalo)
Description
On Exposition Grounds
The diagram illustrates the process of generating and distributing electricity from a hydroelectric power plant. Water flows through a dam into a canal and then to a turbine located in the powerhouse.
Source
From a paper "The Installation of the Niagara Falls Power Company," presented by Charles F. Scott at the Engineers' Club of Philadelphia, April 17, 1897. In Edward Dean Adams. Niagara Power: History of the Niagara Falls Power Company 1886-1918. Niagara Falls, N.Y.: Niagara Falls Power Company, 1927, v.2, p.251.
Date
1897-04-17
Rights
NO COPYRIGHT – UNITED STATES. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
Type
Image
Technical illustrations
Identifier
LIB-005_0477
Is Part Of
Illuminations: Revisiting the Buffalo Pan-American Exposition of 1901
LIB-005
Collection
Citation
“Diagram of circuits,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed November 1, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/95430.