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Crowd standing outside collapsed power house.

1900-04-08

View of damaged power plant after 1900 flood

circa 1900

View of crowd standing outside collapsed power house.

circa 1900

"Wreck of power house-Austin Dam. April 7, 1900. Picture apparently made April 8 when citizens were looking for bodies of men drowned in the power house. From Mrs. Geo. Shelley, 1/20/58."

1900-04-08

Collapse of power house after 1900 flood; crwod of bystanders visible and portion of dam.

circa 1900

Aerial view of Seaholm Power Plant, taken from across the lake. Roads and other buildings surrounding the plant are visible.

Undated

View of 1955 excavation for the addition to Seaholm Power Plant. Workers are constructing the foundation of the building.

1955-10-29

Aerial view of Seaholm Power Plant, surrounded by various other buildings.

undated

View of boilers 5 and 6 (1951) and 7 and 8 (1955), from left to right, at Seaholm Power Plant. A few cars are parked in front of the building.

1955-06-15

View of 1955 construction of turbine, in the power house. Taken from upper level looking across at the machinery.

1955-06-15

Looking at Seaholm Power Plant from south of the Colorado River. The state capitol and other buildings are visible in the skyline.

circa 1955

Front view of City of Austin Power Plant building. A City of Austin vehicle is parked in front of the building.

undated

Interior view of Seaholm Power plant, looking east. Left to right: steam turbines, generators, exciters; front to back: 20,000 kilowatt generators; 20,000 kilowatt generators; 20,000 kilowatt generators; 40,000 kilowatt generators.

circa 1950

exterior view

undated

Seaholm Power Plant interior

undated

The exterior of the Seaholm Power Plant from across the river with the train trestle in front of it.

undated

An old man wearing a hat, boots, khaki pants, and a long-sleeved shirts stands amongst machines inside Seaholm Power Plant. The machines are stamped "Allis-Chalmers."

circa 1950

A workman is standing in front of a panel of gauges inside the power plant. He is operating a valve.

undated

Two men wearing white shirts, ties and slacks in a machine room at Seaholm Power Plant. The man on the left is Mr. Seaholm. He has his hands on a crank.

1951-06-30

Men moving a large piece of machinery into Seaholm Power Plant. Three workers check the cables from on top of the cylinder, and several other men monitor the progress from the ground.

1951-01-06

View of an interior room at Seaholm Power Plant. Several large machines are encased in steel labeled "Westinghouse." The far wall is covered in pipes.

undated

Photograph of Men standing around a delivery for a number of transformer parts at Seaholm Power Plant near the shore of Town Lake.

circa 1951

Interior of the generators at Seaholm Power Plant. Photo taken after the decommissioning of the plant and associated buildings in 1996.

1997

View of the Seaholm Power Plant which is in a state of disuse. The sky is grey and there is a yellow grassy area to the right of the plant.

2011-08-13

Aerial view of Seaholm Power Plant. The Colorado River is in the foreground, and other buildings are in the background. The UT tower is visible in the distance.

circa 1950

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