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Here is view of power house of the Beauharnois Power Company under construction at Lake St
Here is view of power house of the Beauharnois Power Company under construction at Lake St

Here is view of power house of the Beauharnois Power Company under construction at Lake St

Date7/7/1931
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Original Toronto Star caption: Here is view of power house of the Beauharnois Power Company under construction at Lake St. Louis end of new Beauharnois canal. It is being built to house in 50;000 horsepower units and with its ultimate potential capacity of 2;000;000 horsepower will be largest water power in the world which can be developed with a single power house.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0105621F
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