988.027.21 Wreck of Whatshan power station after mudslide c 1951

Accession Num: 988.027.21

Negative Code:

Extent:

Document Date: 1953-08- - --

Donors: Greater Vernon Museum & Archives

Keywords: 1950s, BC Hydro, landslide/rockslide, Lower Arrow Lake, power station, transmission pylon/tower, Whatshan hydroelectric station, and Whatshan landslide (1953)

Locations: Needles

Physical Description:
1 b/w photograph (11.7 cm x 8.8 cm)

Notes:
Ruined Whatshan hydroelectric station and transmission pylon following landslide, Needles North Road, Lower Arrow Lake just north of Needles, August 1953 (not 1951). The station was soon rebuilt. Image deaccessioned from Vernon Museum and Archives (accession number 987.10.449).

Purchase Print