Sterling Light Plant
Collection: Jerald K. Bourgain Photographs
Title
Sterling Light Plant
Subject
History--Sterling, Kansas
Description
This photograph, taken in 1898, shows the light plan located in Sterling. It was first built in 1887, and was the first plant of its kind to be built in the town. It cost $50,000 to build, and contained boilers with a capacity of 1,000,000 gallons each day. The manager of the light plant when the photo was taken was M. A. Olmstead.
Source
Sterling Free Public Library, Sterling, Kansas
Publisher
Sterling Free Public Library, Sterling, Kansas
Date
1898
Contributor
Jerald K. Bourgain
Rights
Relation
Jerald K. Bourgain Photographs Collection
Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Type
Photographs
Identifier
MM_STERLING177.jpg
MM_STERLING178.jpg
Citation
“Sterling Light Plant,” Sterling Digital Collections, accessed April 16, 2024, https://sterling.digitalsckls.info/item/357.
Original Format
Photograph
Physical Dimensions
7.5 in. x 12 in.
Title
Sterling Light Plant
Subject
History--Sterling, Kansas
Description
This photograph, taken in 1898, shows the light plan located in Sterling. It was first built in 1887, and was the first plant of its kind to be built in the town. It cost $50,000 to build, and contained boilers with a capacity of 1,000,000 gallons each day. The manager of the light plant when the photo was taken was M. A. Olmstead.
Source
Sterling Free Public Library, Sterling, Kansas
Publisher
Sterling Free Public Library, Sterling, Kansas
Date
1898
Contributor
Jerald K. Bourgain
Rights
Relation
Jerald K. Bourgain Photographs Collection
Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Type
Photographs
Identifier
MM_STERLING177.jpg
MM_STERLING178.jpg
Citation
“Sterling Light Plant,” Sterling Digital Collections, accessed April 16, 2024, https://sterling.digitalsckls.info/item/357.Original Format
Photograph
Physical Dimensions
7.5 in. x 12 in.