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      Photo looking north. Dev #4 construction and connecting of transformer.

      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.

      An aerial view (looking south to the U.S). of Lac Seul Dam, Ear Falls Generating station on the English River, November 22, 1957.

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

      The Northern Prince (front), and the Patricia, two diesel tugboats used to transport people and ship supplies to Ear Falls and Red Lake areas. The Waterways were used due to a lack of road systems for transportation of goods, supplies and people. A large percentage of the boats used for …

      Transformer yard, Ear Falls, Ontario, March 24, 1975.

      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.

      Photo showing bank above Erection Bay, Ear Falls Generating Station, Unit #4.

      Ear Falls, February 7, 1947. Storehouses and shops.

      Aerial view of Lac Seul Hydro Dam looking south, 1940's, Ear Falls Ontario. Work on this project began in the summer of 1928 and was completed in the spring of 1929.

      The rapid development of mines in the vicinity of Red Lake made it necessary to install another unit on the English River system. It was also necessary to redesign the electrical control and protection systems, and the high and low voltage switching arrangements. Provision was made in the redesign, for …

      Operating headgates, August 27, 1935.

      Photo showing the east side of south case, looking north.