A man wearing work clothes, a hat, and gloves is standing inside the Union College powerhouse in this 5-1/8" x 3-1/8" black and white photograph. The man is holding an oil can. On the left side of the photograph is a generator with a large pulley. A circuit board and a wooden chair can be seen on the right. "Mr. Wycoff" is handwritten on the photograph.
Union College, Ella Johnson Crandall Memorial Library
Local Accession/Call Number
Album 1, Page 66
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.
