A man is standing in the middle of a large room wearing work clothes, a hat, and gloves in this 5-1/4" x 3-1/8" black and white photograph. He is holding a metal tool in his hand. On the right side of the photograph, there are two large boilers. There are many pipes running around the room.
Union College, Ella Johnson Crandall Memorial Library
Local Accession/Call Number
Album 1, Page 67
Historical Notes
Union College's second powerhouse was built in 1908, after the original powerhouse burned down in 1907. The college began to generate its own electricity in 1894. The date when the college began to rely on electricity from an outside source is unknown.