Electric power-plants

Fushun, Manchuria, power plant, showing place in the main bus yard where four 20,000 kva transformers were removed. Dangling line ends to the high voltage bus can be seen in the upper center of the picture. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

Power Plant at Fushun Coal Mine in China. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations tour. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

Exterior of power plant at Fouhsin, Manchuria. Large holes are cut in the sides of the building so generators could be removed by Soviets during occupation. Piles of debris around the premises indicates the great haste and rough handling of the machinery. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

Exterior view of power plant at Fouhsin, Manchuria. Holes were cut in the walls of the building so generators could be removed by Soviets during occupation. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

General external view of power plant at Fouhsin, Manchuria. The plant, with 160,000 KW capacity, served the Fushin coal mines. Here the entire capacity was removed, bringing coal mining to a stop and causing the mines to flood. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

External view of power plant at Fouhsin, Manchuria, showing large hole in side of building through which equipment was moved. Railroad tracks were also laid into the buildings to facilitate removals. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

Power plant at Fouhsin, Manchuria. The Soviets' removal job at the plant resulted in a good deal of small miscellaneous equipment being damaged and scattered. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

Four 50,000 kilowatt steam electric generators including all condensers and accessories were removed during Soviet occupancy in Fushun, Manchuria. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations tour. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

President Harry S. Truman speaking at an electric consumers meeting in Washington. He displayed a magazine advertisement he condemned as power monopolies propaganda to frighten, threaten and confuse the people. (Similar to 69-579 except not airbrushed) Donor: Hennepin County Historical Society