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      The written description accompanying this photo states that "Sgt. W. T. Walker was recently awarded the handsome British Empire medal through the mails since he was unable to attend the investiture in person." This photo can be found in the Tweedsmuir History created by the Princess Elizabeth Women's Institute.

      A pencilled caption under this photo states this is Private Ray Allen. Another caption at the top of the page where this photo is found states "World War 2, 1939-1945." This photo can be found in the Tweedsmuir History created by the Princess Elizabeth Women's Institute.

      There is a small rip in the bottom portion of this photo.

      Black and white photo showing the launching of the cofferdam crib at Ear Falls Power Plant, March 25, 1947., Cofferdam - A void or empty space separating two or more compartments for the purpose of preventing the liquid contents of one compartment from entering another.

      Black and white photo of the Lac Seul Dam erosion 100 ft. below dam as of October 9, 1941.

      Discharge of water, looking east October 8, 1941.

      Photo shows the beginnings of the generating station and the cofferdam used in construction.

      Black and white photo of workers pouring the concrete flooring of the upper transition August 20 1947, Ear Falls Ontario, Unit #4., To keep up with the load growth, it became necessary to plan for the third and fourth units, to correspond with total plant capacity of power generation.

      Ear Falls generating station camp quarters and dining hall on the right.

      In this photo unidentified workers are seen laying concrete floor on Annex #4.

      Ear Falls Generating Station in foreground and the Lac Seul Dam to the right. In 1927, a prospector, Henry Howey, struck gold at Red Lake, Ontario. In the winter of 1927, the government passed a bill to build a dam over the English River, thereby providing power to the mine …

      This photo clearly illustrates the complexity of construction during the winter months on the English River. In this photo, the workers on the Lac Seul Dam place a 'cofferdam' in the water. A cofferdam is a temporary dam placed in front of, or around the area to be worked on …

      Unidentified workers in the photo of the excavation of Unit #4, Erection Bay, Ear Falls Generating Station, March 25, 1947.

      Head gate for the dam at Ear Falls Generating Station being lifted by Gate Crane, assisted by unidentified worker. Photo was taken May 28, 1940. The head of a generating station is the difference between water levels upstream and downstream of the dam.

      Unidentified man standing in front of the Head Gate Crane which was used to regulate the flow of water to the dam, May 28,1940.

      Lifting a boom at the generating station during 1940's. The man in the photo is unidentified.

      Photo of a diving pump used to extract water during construction of the hydro plant on August 10, 1940's.

      A photo of Ear Fall's P.D. Unit 4 draft tube. Once the water passes through the turbine (which is a type of water wheel), it exits the generating station through the draft tube where it rejoins the main stream of the river.

      Ear Falls, hydroelectric power plant, Generating Station, cofferdam

      Unidentified men assembling the 'exciter' at the generating plant. The exciter is used to regulate voltage of the power from the generating station.