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Crane and Power House, Kentucky Dam, KY, circa 1944

Subjects
Bridges & DamsPower & Water Works
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1944 (Linen)
Front of Crane and Power House, Kentucky Dam, KY, circa 1944, c. 1944 linen postcard
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Back of Crane and Power House, Kentucky Dam, KY, circa 1944, c. 1944 linen postcard
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About this postcard

A large concrete crane and power house structure at Kentucky Dam stand above landscaped grounds, with an American flag flying from the structure and a few small figures near flower beds and a lawn in the foreground. The dam was a Tennessee Valley Authority project on the Tennessee River near Paducah. Completed in 1944, it impounded Kentucky Lake and helped turn the lower Tennessee Valley into a power-producing and recreation region. The card presents the dam as a new engineering landmark, with the reservoir promoted as the largest man-made lake in the world.

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PublisherCurt Teich & Co.
Crane and Power House at Kentucky Dam Kentucky Dam, in the Tennessee River about 20 miles from Paducah, Kentucky, is 8,412 feet long and was built at a cost of $114,000,000. The dam creates Kentucky Lake which is 184 miles long and has a shoreline of 2,200 miles making it the largest man-made lake in the world.
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PublisherCurt Teich & Co.
Series8B-H1199
ConditionVery good
Place depictedKentucky Dam, KY
Place mentionedWilson's Book & Stationery Store, Paducah, KY
PublisherCurt Teich & Co., Chicago, IL, Chicago, IL
NotesLinen texture; white border; printed number 8B-H1199. No postmark; unused card, no stamp, no handwriting. Divided back, linen texture (C.T. Art-Colortone), white border. Light toning/foxing along bottom edge and lower left corner.

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Crane and Power House, Kentucky Dam, KY, circa 1944, postcard, c. 1944. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/crane-and-power-house-kentucky-dam-ky-circa-1944. Accessed November 2, 2026.