Abandoned Ripon Gas Plant c.1928

Name/Title

Abandoned Ripon Gas Plant c.1928

Entry/Object ID

2006.0343.207

Description

Wisconsin Power & Light gas plant after it was abandoned in 1928 according to note on back. Unclear whether this was the gas plant originally started by Lightburn in 1870s. Location believed to be where Selfridge Park is now located. Also visible is grain silo on the north side of Mill Pond.

Photograph Details

Subject

Abandoned gas plant

Acquisition

Accession

2006.0343

Source or Donor

Ripon Historical Society

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Photograph, Black-and-White

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent