One of the issues getting a lot of press (sometimes in the form of
outright lies) this election cycle is energy independence. It’s not a new idea, as shown by this
Pavilion Of Electric Power handout from Seattle’s ’62 World’s Fair. These days, Hydroelectric still rules in Washington State — it is the leading producer in the nation with
The Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River as the highest capacity plant in the country.
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| Pavilion Of Electric Power. Sponsored by the Electric Utilities Of Washington. Seattle World’s Fair 1962. |
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| Pre-filled postcard format. |
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| The Story Of Electricity. As told in the Pavilion Of Electric Power. A large 16 x 24-foot relief map of Washington “floating” in a pool shows how the most electrified state in the Union is harnessing its rivers to produce an abundance of low-cost electricity. A colorful water wheel symbolizes the old “at site” use of water power. Alongside is a modern water wheel generator which demonstrates how water power is converted to electric power which can be transmitted to where it is needed. An animated display of nature’s water cycle shows why water power is inexhaustible. Another illustrates how power dams not only produce electricity but bring extra benefits of flood control, navigation, recreation and irrigation. Two more displays explain how electricity is produced from atomic and solar energy. Like others at the Space Age World’s Fair, this exhibit points out how our wonderful world will be even better in Century 21. |
Whoever wrote that postcard sure was excited about electric power.
They really built ‘em in the old days – now such a pavilion would be a metal-and-glass cube, filled with computer monitors.
Some of which might even work on the second day.
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