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  • We acquired this object.

2024

2025

Photograph, Ron Folmsbee inspecting a low-pressure steam turbine rotor

This is a Photograph. It was photographed by Christopher Payne and subject: General Electric Company.

This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from Christopher Payne as part of Made in America: The Industrial Photography of Christopher Payne.

Its medium is digital pigment print. It is a part of the Exhibitions department.


Steam turbines like this one are used to generate electric power.

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Made in America: The Industrial Photography of Christopher Payne.

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