Item

Category: Photos -> Photographs  
Donor: James Cross
Location: Collections -> Oversized Document Room -> Scrapbook Boxes  
Accession Number: 2005.243.164  
Name of Object: slide of construction of Ludington pumped storage project  
Description: 6-22-1971 view is S. just W of Bronson rd. showing earth movers at work on the 1971 project of moving 22 million yards of earth. it has been like taking a cake apart to get the right earth for certain zones. the maintainance and fueling for the 2-10 hour shifts is tremendous 90,000 gallons of fuel in storage lasts only 2 days. 20 trailors with 60 hour flood light plants are at service during the night. it takes 6 tankers to keep the units fueled up and storage tanks supplied. an October 1972 completion date for moving has yet to be met. - LPSC Box slide # 14-254  
Height: 2 inches
Width: 2 inches  
Year Manufactured: 0000