A panoramic view of Willamette River, Willamette Fals and Portland Genereal Electric Co. in Oregon City, Oregon, after 1895

A panoramic view of Willamette River, Willamette Fals and Portland Genereal Electric Co. in Oregon City, Oregon, after 1895. A cluster of houses and buildings, surrounded by trees, can be seen in the foreground while railroad tracks are partially visible in the corner of the left foreground; one of these buildings, which is observable to the left of the center, has a sign that reads: "Portland Gene[r]al Electric Co." A river is viewable immediately behind this building area, which extends towards the left background; waterfalls and a large boat are noticeable in its middle.; Additional buildings, with long chimneys, are visible along the other edge of the river. Vegetated mountains serve as the backdrop.; "The Willamette Falls Electric Company (later renamed Portland General Electric) was formed in 1888 to build a hydro-electric generation facility at the falls. Four turbine driven dynamos were built on the east end of the falls. A 14 mile (23 km) long transmission line to Portland was built, becoming the United States' first long distance transmission of electrical energy. In 1895, Portland General Electric built a second generation station on the west side of the falls. The newer plant, Station B, is still in operation with a capacity of 14,000 kilowatts. The old plant is currently part of the Blue Heron Paper Company" -- unknown author; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willamette_Falls

本数据集收录1895年后俄勒冈州俄勒冈城威拉米特河、威拉米特瀑布（Willamette Falls）与波特兰通用电气公司（Portland General Electric Co.）的全景影像。画面前景可见成片被林木环绕的房屋与建筑，左前景角落处部分露出铁轨；中心左侧有一栋建筑，其招牌印有"Portland General Electric Co."字样。该建筑区域后方紧邻一条向左侧背景延伸的河流，河中段可见瀑布与一艘大型船只。河流对岸沿岸还分布着带有高耸烟囱的其他建筑，背景则为覆有植被的山峦。
"威拉米特瀑布电力公司（后更名为波特兰通用电气公司）于1888年成立，旨在瀑布区域建设水力发电设施。公司在瀑布东端安装了四台涡轮驱动发电机，并架设了一条通往波特兰、全长14英里（约23公里）的输电线路，成为美国首条远距离输电线路。1895年，波特兰通用电气公司在瀑布西侧修建了第二座发电站——B电站，该电站至今仍在运营，装机容量达14000千瓦。原旧电站目前隶属于蓝鹭造纸厂（Blue Heron Paper Company）。"——作者不详
资料来源：http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willamette_Falls