Soap Lake siphon, Washington, ca. 1942

Caption on verso: SOAP LAKE SIPHON: An interesting feature of the Columbia Basin irrigation system in Washington State is the Soap Lake siphon. The interior view shown in the above picture was taken near the the end of the 2.44 mile-long concrete...

Dismantling Great Northern's ice house in Marcus, Washington, 1941

Caption on image: The Great Northern's ice house in Marcus in which ice was stored for refrigerator cars, and built in 1910 when Marcus was a division point on theline, is seen here being torn down for salvage lumber for general building across...

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Camp Lincoln, the first of the six WPA camps for the clearing project, it was...

[Grand Coulee Dam 198]

Felling a tree across the river from Camp Gifford, 1940

Caption on image: Felling tree, across river from Camp Gifford Caught half-way in descent, this Yellow Pine is being felled at approximately the 1250 foot level. Trees in background are above high water of the rising Coulee Lake

[Grand...

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Moving Inchelium High School gymnasium, Washington, ca. 1941

Caption included with image: Moving Inchelium High School gymnasium. Cut in sections and loaded on dollies the Inchelium High School gymnasium, last building to be removed in the old town, is shown on the road leading out of the old town and up to...

Lunch hour in the field, Camp Kettle, ca. 1941

Caption on image: Lunch hour in the field, Camp Kettle

[Grand Coulee Dam 74a]

Dismantling the Immigration Station in Marcus, Washington, 1941

Caption included with image: An old land mark (sic) that was razed in Marcus recently was the Immigration Station which was used by the railroad as a railway station since the removal of the regular station to the town of Kettle Falls three months...

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Movie night at Camp Gerome, ca. 1941

Caption on image: Show night at Camp Gerome, held in the mess hall, is well-attended. The orchestra offers an overture before the curtain is lowered for a screen upon which the movie is projected.

[Grand Coulee Dam 187]

Hawk Creek Bend, Washington, 1941

Label on verso: WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION, M-9; STATE OF WASHINGTON; Date: 3/4/41; OP No. 65-2-93-146; Zone 1; Photo by Morgan Fitz, Camp Kettle; Title: Columbia Basin Clearing Project; Caption: Hawk Creek Bend. One of the widest points of the...

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WPA workers lining up for lunch, ca. 1941

Caption on image: WPA Workers Partaking of The Mid-day Meal, Delivered Hot From Lincoln Camp Four Miles Away.

Caption on verso: US WPA 458

[Grand Coulee Dam 74]

Thanksgiving dinner at Camp Gerome, 1940.

Label on verso: WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION, M-9; STATE OF WASHINGTON; Date: 11/26/40; O.P No. 65-2-93-146; Zone 1; County: Stevens; City; Neg. C-750; Title: Columbia Basin Clearing Project; Caption: Thanksgiving Mess Hall Scene...

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Preparing a house for burning in Marcus, Washington, 1941

Caption on image: WPA Preparing Marcus house for burning. While a WPA clearing crew in the background works about a house in too poor condition for moving or salvage which was purchased by the Bureau of Reclamation and later turned over to the WPA...

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Winter view of Hell Gate in the Columbia River basin, Washington, ca. 1940

Caption on verso: Hell Gate

[Grand Coulee Dam 363]

Crew lines up for lunch, 1940

In a grove near the blasting operations across the river from Camp Gifford, the crew lines up for lunch.

[Grand Coulee Dam 73a]

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Preparing to burn Marcus, Washington, 1941

[Grand Coulee Dam 299]

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Meal in the Camp Gerome mess hall, ca. 1940.

[Grand Coulee Dam 185]

Preparing the dining hall at Gerome Camp, ca. 1940

Caption on verso: Gerome Camp Camp Gerome was located on the left bank of the Columbia 61-1/2 miles above the dam and near the old town of Gerome. Built originally as a 375-man its capacity was increased by the addition of tents to...

Caterpillars used by WPA in clearing the Grand Coulee Reservoir, ca. 1940

Caption included with image: Caterpillar tractors used by WPA in clearing the Grand Coulee reservoir are shown lined up for service beside the old Highway # 22 on the flat midway between the towns of Daisy and Rice, during final clearing...

West side of the Columbia River one mile from Coulee dam, Washington, ca. 1940

Caption on image: 93

Caption on verso: West side of Columbia River one mile from Coulee Dam.

US WPA 734

[Grand Coulee Dam 354]

Unique moving job involving removal of second story of a house, Marcus, 1941.

Caption on image: One of the most unique moving jobs in Marcus is the removal of the second story of the former Leon Qurzburg home to Colville. Concrete block walls and the partitions of the lower floor will be removed to allow the entire upper...

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Abandoned building in the cleared area, ca. 1941.

Caption on verso: US WPA 579

[Grand Coulee Dam 297]

Clearing activities in the reservoir area above the dam, Washington, 1939.

Caption on verso: General view of clearing activities in reservoir area above dam. Everything is burned except merchantable timber 6 inches and larger in diameter. This is transported to sawmills and cut into lumber. Nov. 21, 1939. US WPA...

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Indian town of Inchelium, ca. 1939

Caption on image: Indian town of Inchelium will be moved to higher ground.[Grand Coulee Dam 266]

Sydney Wurzburg and his clerk Margaret Miller in front of Wurzburg's Hardware, 1941.

Caption on image: Sydney W. Wurzburg and his clerk, Margaret Miller, look down Marcus' main street which will be but a memory after backwater of the Columbia river behind Grand Coulee dam floods the town site. Mr. Wurzburg plans to go on a...

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Moving Camp Ferry, 1939

Label on verso: US WPA 536

WASHINGTON STATE WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION; Date taken April 19th, 1939. Zone; County; City; COLUMBIA RIVER CLEARANCE PROJECT. Descriptive Caption. "Moving Camp Ferry". Toilets...

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