Day into Night

More than 10,000 people contributed to the Niagara Power Project, making it a stunning piece of engineering and the largest hydroelectric power plant built in the Western World up to that time. The New York Power Authority assembled highly skilled workers from across the United States and the world to complete the enormous task of building the facility in four years. The workforce included men, women, Native Americans, veterans of World War II, members of the Civilian Conservation Corps, students, and many others. They worked around the clock through difficult conditions and year-round elements to build the Power Project, and many of the men were World War II veterans who, after enduring war, saw no obstacle as remotely insurmountable.

Lewiston, New York · United States