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View during dam construction by the Tennessee Valley Authority, Tennessee, United States, 1942 (Photo by Gordon Coster/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images)
View during dam construction by the Tennessee Valley Authority, Tennessee, United States, 1942 (Photo by Gordon Coster/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images)