Print, Photographic

Photograph. Black and white photo showing an interior view of the turbine room at the Detroit Edison Monroe electric power plant. The view shows a turbine generating unit in the foreground and two workman who are seated on top. The interior walls of the building are visible in the background. A typewritten note on the verso shows "DE Photo 695-1436. Detroit Edison's newest electric power generator, Monroe Power Plant Unit One, is 160 feet long and capable of producing enough electricity to supply a community of more than 800,000 people. With the addition of the new unit, the Detroit Edison system will have a total generating capacity of 6,970,000 kilowatts. The company has an additional 4,554,000 kilowatts of capacity under construction or on order. From: Public Information Department, The Detroit Edison Company, 2000 Second Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48226; (313) 962-2100, Ext. 3057, 3693" and "For use after Noon, Monday, March 15, 1971."