Unidentified Water Wheel
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Unknown Unknown 1600.0199.0004.jpg M - 199 B&W 1600-0199-0004 m199pd Postcard 3x5 Historic Photographs 1910s Reproduction requires permission. Digital images property of SHM Library & ArchivesDescription
Postcard showing a man standing atop a platform at the head of a flume powering an unidentified water wheel, Yavapai County, Arizona territory, c. 1910.
A waterwheel was one of the most important sources of energy. It was invented and used since ancient times. Water wheels were placed next to areas of moving water such as rivers or streams and in canals. They harnessed moving water to generate milling and concentrating machinery. When the flow was sufficient, the water wheel used flowing or falling water to create power by means of paddles or buckets mounted around the wheel. The energy they generated was then re-directed to mechanical devices and other uses where “power” was required.
There were three types of water wheels, including overshot, undershot, and breastshot wheels. Each type of waterwheel operates according to how its' source water interacts with the wheel. Overshot wheels are powered by water flowing over its' top. Undershot wheels are powered by water flowing underneath it. Breastshot wheels are powered by water entering at the side of the wheel.
Water wheels were a precursor to modern hydroelectric power generation.
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