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13169_10690_living_up_to_name

1950s
B&W

views of the Sewaren Generating Station by the sea. Exterior shots around the complex. A giant crane lifts a boiler into place (it is still under construction). Interior shots of a generator being put into place. We see the pipes which will carry the steam being put into place. A man welds the pipes. Coal is unloaded from barges to be used in the plant. Men working by the furnaces. Men in a control center check the energy being generated. Exterior shots of the electricity generating turbines and pylons.