Construction of Mitchell Dam

Workmen brave the whitewater of the Coosa River during construction of Alabama Power Company's Mitchell Dam on the border between Coosa and Chilton Counties during the early 1920s.

Historic photograph of workers standing on steel beams amid rushing water during construction of a dam, with large wooden cribbing structures visible in the background.
Courtesy of Alabama Power Company
Historic photograph of workers standing on steel beams amid rushing water during construction of a dam, with large wooden cribbing structures visible in the background.