Please note: This archive is under development. Content
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Earle Smith Collection
Selected Views (click to enlarge)
Earle Smith was an electrical engineer during the construction of the dam. Photos
are provided for general research and education only. Digital files are
the property of OCRHS.
Transformers
Structure
One of the Dinkes
Deck Work
The first few
of Earle's crew
First Stop Log
Tents where Earle
first slept and ate
New house with
tent in background
The new house
Wyman Lake filling
behind the dam
Retaining walls
and new channel
Smith Dump Wagons
Rigging
The Substation
Substation Details
Substation insulators
Earle's crew
at the Substation
Substation Structure
Switches and
Tower
Tractors on the
job
Substation crew
and view
Temporary bridge
across the Kennebec
Transformer Deck
Traffic Cop sign at job entrance
The
Society is grateful for the generosity of Earle Smith's daughter-in-law,
Frances,
who has provided photographs for this archive.