Estelle M. Isakson Collection, 1919-1927 | UNA Archives and Special Collections

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Collection Overview

Title: Estelle M. Isakson Collection, 1919-1927

Primary Creator: Estelle M. Isakson Collection, 1919-1927

Extent: 1.0 Boxes

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This collection contains very detailed photographs of the construction of Wilson Dam.

Biographical Note

Estelle M. Isakson's father, Albert Henry Rodes worked on the Wilson Dam during the 1920s.

Box and Folder Listing

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Box 1

Item 1: Model Section, Wilson Dam & Power House (No Date)
Item 2: View of track across river (March 14, 1920)
Item 3: View of construction barge clearing debris from in front of construction are (No Date)
Item 4: Power House construction (No Date)
Item 5: Men working on early spillway construction (April 4, 1920)
Item 6: Aerial view of construction of Wilson Dam (August 19, 1920)
Item 7: View of early construction (No Date)
Item 8: Possible flooding and debris noted in front of early spillway construction (March 29, 1920)
Item 9: Model Section, Wilson Dam & Power House (No Date)
Item 10: Wilson Dam, Muscle Shoals, Tennessee River (No Date)
Item 11: Wilson Dam-General Section showing method of placing concrete (No Date)
Item 12: Started pouring{concrete}at 9:55 a.m. (March 22, 1923)
Item 13: Studying the layout of the land (No Date)
Item 14: A view from the tracks (No Date)
Item 15: Another view from the tracks (No Date)
Item 16: Empty carts waiting for loads on tracks (No Date)
Item 17: Men working on spillway construction (No Date)
Item 18: Clearing rocks and making headway (No Date)
Item 19: Early view of construction (No Date)
Item 20: A view from high atop the rocks overlooking the tracks and river (No Date)
Item 21: A maze of tracks (No Date)
Item 22: The view north (No Date)
Item 23: Work in progress (No Date)
Item 24: A close-up of construction (No Date)
Item 25: The back side of construction (No Date)
Item 26: View of north abutment showing forms being placed for non-overflow section (February 2, 1923)
Item 27: Bridge in the channel between Jackson Island and the south abutment (November 24, 1919)
Item 28: Work continues in the woodyard (No Date)
Item 29: Work continues on the Power House (No Date)
Item 30: Inside view of the construction with river in the distance (No Date)
Item 31: Cranes help get the job done (No Date)
Item 32: Men work to clear rocks out of the way (No Date)
Item 33: Inside view of possible Power House site (No Date)
Item 34: Power House section-view shows completed battered face of upstream side of unit #2 (April 1, 1923)
Item 35: That’s a lot of rocks to clear (July 23, 1920)
Item 36: A tree-line view of early construction (No Date)
Item 37: Two men posing for a picture on the tracks (No Date)
Item 38: Two men studying the track with a view of the lock in the distance (No Date)
Item 39: The view of weighted down carts on the tracks (April 4, 1920)
Item 40: View of early construction with two men on a barge (No Date)
Item 41: View of early progress on a portion on dam (No Date)
Item 42: The help of barges to clear the area for construction (No Date)
Item 43: Men taking a break from their work (No Date) (X4)
Item 44: Close-up of Spillway stall construction (No Date)
Item 45: A river view of continued work on spillway section (No Date)
Item 46: Spillway construction continues (No Date)
Item 47: Early view of construction on spillway section (No Date)
Item 48: Crane work continues on the spillway section (No Date)
Item 49: Early construction of spillway section (No Date)
Item 50: Very early construction of spillway section (No Date)
Item 51: Power House section-view of upstream side of power house showing penstock forms in place (March 1, 1923)
Item 52: Sluiceway section Construction bridge-connection obstructing discharge from sluiceway (August 14, 1924)
Item 53: Sluiceway section-water from sluiceway obstructed by bridge below (August 13, 1924)
Item 54: Early construction of wooden structures (No Date) (x2)
Item 55: Men working diligently on wooden structure (No Date)
Item 56: Sluice section-interior view sluice lining (March 18, 1924)
Item 57: Power House section east end of draft tube chamber showing first type of bell construction (February 13-no year noted)
Item 58: Men taking a break to study their next move (No Date)
Item 59: View of track with working men in distance (No Date)
Item 60: Work continues on the concrete sections of Wilson Dam (No Date)
Item 61: Power House Section-View shows completed section of scroll case flooring, block 86 and forms being placed for south auxiliary unit (April 1, 1923) {several photos alike/several photos of similar view}
Item 62: Aerial view of continuing construction of Wilson Dam (No Date)
Item 63: Aerial view of continuing construction of Wilson Dam (No Date)
Item 64: River view (close-up) of continued work on spillway (No Date)
Item 65: A man stands atop a trailer to view the progress of construction (No Date)
Item 66: A close-up view of concrete columns (No Date)
Item 67: Power House Section-Intake showing stop in place (August 4, 1924)
Item 68: Early view of construction of power house (No Date)
Item 69: Close up view of spillway construction (No Date)
Item 70: A man works on a portion of the spillway (No Date)
Item 71: An empty rail cart sits waiting on top of an early constructed part of Wilson Dam (No Date)
Item 72: Wood work continues (No Date)
Item 73: Men continue pouring concrete to one section of Wilson Dam (No Date)
Item 74: Aerial view of continued construction on power house of Wilson Dam (No Date)
Item 75: Aerial view of continued construction on power house of Wilson Dam (No Date)
Item 76: Power House Section-General view of power house from top of bluff, south side (April 1, 1923)
Item 77: Similar view of Power House construction (No Date)
Item 78: Close-up view of construction inside Power House section of Wilson Dam (No Date)
Item 79: Close-up view of construction inside Power House section of Wilson Dam (No Date)
Item 80: Early construction views of Power House section of Wilson Dam (No Date)
Item 81: Early construction views of Power House section of Wilson Dam (No Date)
Item 82: Early construction views of Power House section of Wilson Dam (No Date)
Item 83: Early construction views of Power House section of Wilson Dam (No Date)
Item 84: Bluff view of early construction of Wilson Dam (No Date)
Item 85: A bird’s eye view of the construction of the spillway (No Date)
Item 86: Aerial view of early construction (No Date)
Item 87: View from bluff of the Shoals in the Tennessee River and construction work beginning on Wilson Dam (No Date)
Item 88: A look along a portion of concrete wall of Wilson Dam (No Date)
Item 89: Extended view of the construction site of Wilson Dam (No Date)
Item 90: A few steamboats travelling the Tennessee River (No Date)
Item 91: Workers stand and watch cement pour (No Date)
Item 92: Work continues to ensure cement gets poured on time (No Date)
Item 93: A work site to behold (No Date)
Item 94: A bluff view of spillway construction (No Date)
Item 95: Crane work continues on Power House Section of Wilson Dam (No Date)
Item 96: A view from the back side of construction (No Date)
Item 97: View of Power House section showing forms concrete in place on blocks 83, 81, 79, and 77. Pouring concrete in block 83 (September 30, 1922)
Item 98: Powerhouse Section-Upstream view of abutment section (August 4, 1924)
Item 99: Smoke billows out of smoke stacks as work continues on Wilson Dam {direction-North} (No Date)
Item 100: Progress on Wilson Dam with a view of the houses located on the other side of the Tennessee River (No Date)
Item 101: View of the railroad tracks that carry the products needed to continue construction on Wilson Dam (No Date)
Item 102: Men taking a break as a crane delivers needed materials for construction (No Date)
Item 103: Men taking a break as a crane delivers needed materials for construction (No Date)
Item 104: Power house Coffer No. 6-View showing forms in power house, reinforcing rods around the penstocks. Forms for draft tube in foreground (January 7, 1923)
Item 105: View showing draft tube forms for unit #3 being erected (December 5, 1922)
Item 106: View taken from north end of block 40 showing progress of 12’ piers (March 1, 1923)
Item 107: View taken from north end of block 40 showing progress of 12’ piers (March 1, 1923)
Item 108: Power House section Unit #7-General view interior draft tube chamber (February 16, 1924)
Item 109: Power House section Unit #3-view of cone-first type constructed (February 18, 1924)
Item 110: Power House Section Concrete piers for supporting forms for draft tube #1 (March 27, 1924)
Item 111: View taken from bluff north side showing progress of north abutment (March 1, 1923)
Item 112: View taken from bluff north side showing progress of north abutment (March 1, 1923)
Item 113: View shows progress of 12’ piers-taken from block 40 looking north (March 1, 1923)
Item 114: View shows progress of 12’ piers-taken from block 40 looking north (March 1, 1923)
Item 115: Interior view of powerhouse showing floor cleaning apparatus (February 28, 1927)
Item 116: Men studying a portion of concrete during construction of Wilson Dam (No Date)
Item 117: Inside view of power house section (No Date)
Item 118: Another view of the inside of power house section (No Date)
Item 119: Another view of the inside of power house section (No Date)
Item 120: A view of the inside of power house section with men working in different sections (No Date)
Item 121: View of Wilson Dam construction with spillway and power house sections (No Date)
Item 122: Tennessee River Wilson Dam Construction Equipment-General Plan and Elevations (1921)
Item 123: Extended view of men working on constructing turbines for dam (No Date)
Item 124: Close-up view of construction of turbines (No Date)
Item 125: Pouring concrete (No Date)
Item 126: Close-up view of turbines in power house section of Wilson Dam (No Date)
Item 127: A man surveys a distance while others look on (No Date)
Item 128: Extended view of men working to pour concrete in power house section (No Date)
Item 129: Work continues on one turbine section of Wilson Dam (No Date)
Item 130: A look at progress on one turbine in Power House section (No Date)
Item 131: A man takes a break on working on one of the turbine sections of Wilson Dam (No Date)
Item 132: Continuing work on turbines (No Date)
Item 133: Close-up of part of turbine (No Date)
Item 134: An inside look into one of the turbine sections of Wilson Dam (No Date)
Item 135: A man studies the outside work of one of the turbines (No Date)
Item 136: Another view of a turbine section of Wilson Dam (No Date)
Item 137: More work for this section of the Power House section (No Date)
Item 138: A few turbines are almost completed (No Date)
Item 139: Two men inspecting the work area of this section of the Power House section of Wilson Dam (No Date)
Item 140: Another look inside a turbine (No Date)
Item 141: Two men stand and chat for a minute while working in a section of the Power House (No Date)
Item 142: A long drop from this vantage point (No Date)
Item 143: A different view of the continued progress of the turbine section of Wilson Dam (No Date)
Item 144: A wider look at the construction on the Power House section of Wilson Dam (No Date)
Item 145: A view from the bluffs (No Date)
Item 146: Taking a break (No Date)
Item 147: Power House Section-General view of power house taken from top of bluff, south side (January 19, 1923)
Item 148: Power House Section-General view of power house taken from top of bluff, south side (January 19, 1923)
Item 149: Another look from the bluff, south side of the Power House section of Wilson Dam (No Date)
Item 150: Another look from the bluff, south side of the Power House section of Wilson Dam (No Date)
Item 151: Progress on Power House section of Wilson Dam (No Date)
Item 152: The look of progress (No Date)
Item 153: A view from the tracks of sections of the spillway of Wilson Dam (No Date)
Item 154: A man sits and takes a break from working on spillway (No Date)
Item 155: A close-up of the construction of the spillway of Wilson Dam (No Date)
Item 156: What a view (No Date)
Item 157: A man looks over construction of the spillway (No Date)
Item 158: Work continues on the spillway with a look at what would become Wilson Lake in the background (No Date)
Item 159: Men stop and pose for a picture during construction (No Date)
Item 160: A look at construction of Wilson Dam from a different angle (No Date)
Item 161: No job is too hard for these guys (No Date)
Item 162: A man walks through the lumber yard during construction of Wilson Dam (No Date)
Item 163: Construction would not be complete without a few cranes (No Date)
Item 164: Getting the cranes ready to start construction (No Date)
Item 165: Assembling the crane takes a lot of workers (May 26, 1920)

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