Power plant, University of Idaho.

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Title:
Power plant, University of Idaho.
Updated Title:
Original Photograph Date:
1930
New Photograph Date:
2019
Collection:
University of Idaho Campus Photographs
Subjects:
steam power plants; streets; automobiles; university and college buildings
Type:
Image;StillImage
Digital Format:
image/jpg

Built in 1927 at a cost of 75,000 dollars, the power and heating plant has been and remains critical to the function of the University of Idaho. This four story building is made of brick and concrete and has a flat roof of composition roofing. This building has undergone minimal changes including boilers added in 1939 and 1948. This building is home to a lot of history as well as a couple friendly decorative skeletons in the window who are always dressed for the season.

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Source
Preferred Citation:
"Power plant, University of Idaho.", University of Idaho: Then and Now, University of Idaho Library.
Reference Link:
https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/campushistory/items/pg1924.html
Rights
Educational use includes non-commercial use of text and images in materials for teaching and research purposes. Digital reproduction rights granted by University of Idaho Library. For other uses beyond educational use, please contact University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives Department at libspec@uidaho.edu.
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