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Chippewa Falls hydroelectric dam and Northern States Power Company plant, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, circa 1920

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Real photo

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Black-and-white view of a concrete hydroelectric dam spanning a river, with water rushing through the spillway gates in the foreground. Behind the dam stands a large brick power plant bearing a rooftop sign for the Chippewa Falls Hydro Plant of the Northern States Power Company, with wooded hills and buildings rising beyond.

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ConditionVery good
Place depictedChippewa Falls, WI
NotesBlack-and-white glossy real photo print; rooftop sign lettering appears reversed in the negative. No white border or divided back visible on the picture side. No postmark. Divided-back card with printed 'POST CARD / CORRESPONDENCE / ADDRESS' and a dashed stamp box reading 'PLACE STAMP HERE' with D O P S corner letters. Dealer pencil notation 'Rm LS / # 3.00' at upper left; no message, address, or stamp. Front is a real-photo view of Chippewa Falls, Wis.

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Chippewa Falls hydroelectric dam and Northern States Power Company plant, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, circa 1920, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/chippewa-falls-hydroelectric-dam-and-northern-states-power-c. Accessed October 5, 2026.