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Nedre Leirfoss powerhouse

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The old powerhouse from 1910: Nedre Leirfoss, Trondheim. It's still operating, but it'll be replaced and turned into a museum in a few years. It has been raining heavily for weeks, therefore the dam gates behind the building are partly open.
2004-09-26)

Nedre Leirfoss

U.S. Library of Congress, Photochrom Print Collection.

The waterfall Nedre Leirfoss by the end of the 1800s. At that time the industry utilized the water power through waterwheels and mechanical transfer.

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