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The construction of the Bistritsa hydropower station nearing completion, Albania – Vintage Wall Art

The construction of the Bistritsa hydropower station nearing completion, Albania, 1964 — historic photograph
The construction of the Bistritsa hydropower station nearing completion, Albania, 1964. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of The construction of the Bistritsa hydropower station nearing completion, Albania. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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The construction of the Bistritsa hydropower station nearing completion, Albania

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The subject here is the Bistritsa hydropower station in Albania, shown as its construction neared completion in 1964. The print comes from the Albanian Telegraphic Agency, the state news service, so it reflects how the government chose to document its industrial projects. Electrification was a central goal of Albania's postwar development plans under the communist government, and hydroelectric dams were a visible symbol of that push to modernize a largely rural country. The photograph is useful for seeing how such works were built and presented in the early 1960s.

Created / published1964
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1960-1970.
NotesPhotograph by Agence Telegraphique Albanaise. No. 2.
SubjectsPower plants--Albania--1960-1970. Hydroelectric power--Albania--1960-1970.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,049 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-163096

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