Municipal Power Plant, Culpepper, VA: Diesel engines drive generators in the Culpepper, Virginia Municipal Power Plant. This plant was constructed by PWA. Source: New Deal Network
Claytor Dam near Pulaski County by M.J. O'Neil (October 1939); Source: University of Virginia Special Collections Photo fil e no. 1413
Installing electric cable in Shenandoah National Park; Source: Shenandoah National Park, Luray, Va.
Rural Creamery: Electricity is used in rural industry such as this creamery. Source: New Deal Network
Farmer and Electric Feed Grinder, Source: New Deal Network
Lineman on a Utility Pole, Source: New Deal Network
Child by Radio and Lamp, Source: New Deal Network
Woman Washing by Hand, Source: New Deal Network
Woman with Electric Washer, Source: New Deal Network
Woman with Old Gas Oven, Source: New Deal Network
Woman with New Electric Range, Source: New Deal Network
Stringing Rural TVA Transmission Line, Source: New Deal Network
Farm Woman Looks at her New Electric Meter, Source: New Deal Network
A poem written by Grace Lee Payne Creel while the REA was installing electric lines through her farm in 1947, courtesy of Naomi Allison

 

"A Skyland Cottage, Skyline Drive, Virginia" by Lester B. Miller; Source: University of Virginia Special Collections
The Civilian Conservation Corps working in the Park; Source: Shenandoah National Park, Luray, Va.
Installing electric cable in Shenandoah National Park; Source: Shenandoah National Park, Luray, Va.
Riding horses in Shenandoah National Park; Source: University of Virginia Special Collections #3020-A-4
3 kids and a kitten near Shenandoah National Park; Source: University of Virginia Special Collections
"View of the Shenandoah Valley from Skyline Drive" by Lester B. Miller; Source: University of Virginia Special Collections
"Skyline Drive, Virginia" by Lester B. Miller; Source: University of Virginia Special Collections
"The Tunnel, Skyline Drive, Virginia" by Lester B. Miller; Source: University of Virginia Special Collections
Shenandoah Valley, View from Shenandoah Mtn., Shenandoah County, by P.I. Flournoy, 7/36, Source: University of Virginia Special Collections, Photo file no. 1413, in cooperation with Shenandoah Valley, Inc.
View from the Shenandoah National Park, Source: University of Virginia Special Collections
"A Waterfall in White Oak Canyon, Skyline Drive, Virginia" by Lester B. Miller; Source: University of Virginia Special Collecti ons