Canal lining and construction-- view of completed lining, and curing jumbo

Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation Division, 2nd Section West Canal, Specs. 2541. View of curing jumbo and completed lining from the finishing jumbo. Four workmen are applying white pigmented curing compound to the concrete lining. Work is being...

1950-03-03

Canal lining and construction--manual sloping

Columbia Basin project, Irrigation division, Main Canal, Specifications No. 2324, Western Contracting Corporation contractors. Rolling compacted cushion on 1st slope of main canal densities have been obtained with from six to eight passes on a 4...

1949-07-19

Canal lining and construction--blasting

Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation division, Specifications No. 2648, Winchester Wasteway, Earthwork and Structures Station 1/28.67 to station 964/00. Contractor: J.A. Tertling and Sons, Inc. Blasting in the vicinity of Station 7/00 in the chute...

1949-10-26

Canal lining and construction-- montage

Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation Division. This is a montage showing various stages in the construction of the West and East low canals. From the upper left proceeding clockwise: sloping; tamping; paving, West Canal; spraying, paving, East Low...

1949-03-17

Construction methods and Long Lake dam--reinforcing steel for Weber Wasteway

Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation Division, 3rd Section East Low Canal and Weber Wasteway, Specs. 2879. Forms and reinforcing steel for culvert, Weber Wasteway Sta. 88+97.28, under Chicago, Milwaukie, St. Paul and Pacific Railway. Shoofly in the...

1950-09-22

Canal lining and construction--moving the lining machine

Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation Division, 2nd Section, West Canal, Specs. 2541. Moving the lining machine from the west to the east side of Soap Lake. The man walking behind the liner is pointing at the vibrating tube. Directly to the right,...

1950-09-13

Canal lining and construction--man trowels the curb on the top of the canal

Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation Division, 2nd Section West Canal, Specs. 2541. Concrete finisher troweling the curb at the top edge of the lining with a specially shaped tool. Work is being performed by Morrison-Knudsen, Inc. under Schedule 2...

1950-05-03

Canal lining and construction--the sump of the gravel trap

Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation Division, Soap Lake Siphon, Specifications 2411. This photograph shows the sump of the gravel trap and the partially constructed open inlet transition. The gap between the concrete and the circular re-steel is...

1950-05-09

Canal lining and construction--trimmer in operation

Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation Division. 2nd Section West Canal, Specs. 2541. Trimmer at about sta. 366+00. Soap Lake in the background. Work is being performed by Morrison-Knudsen, Inc. under Schedule 1 of above Specifications. H.E. Foss,...

1950-09-18

Canal lining and construction--cat with ripper

Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation Division, Third Section, West Canal, Specifications 2844, Schedule No. 1 and 2. View in bottom of West Canal as excavated at Statio 1272/00 looking downstream at D 8 Cat with ripper working at loosening caliche...

1950-11-09

Canal lining and construction-- tooth ripper excavation

Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation Division, Third Section West Canal, Specifications 2844, Schedule 3. Looking downstream at approximate station 2015.00 at caterpillar dozer with one tooth ripper doing rough excavation for chute. Winnin and...

1950-04-04

Topographical Map of Columbia Basin Irrigation Area

Topographic sketch map, looking southerly from the dam, of the area embracing the lands to be irrigated.

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Equipment failures--collapsed dragline boom

Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation Division, East Low Canal. Spec. #1422--Utah Construction Co. and Winston Bros. Co. Contractor. View showing section of 125 feet dragline boom from contractors Marion 151-M 6cu.yd. dragline after it collapsed at...

1947-06-02

Farm development--close up of corn

Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation Division. Close-up of corn stalks at Development Farm at Moses Lake.

1947-08-12

Canal lining and construction--cracks in the lining

Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation Division, East Low Canal, Specification 1422, Utah Construction Co. and Winston Bros., Contractors. Cracking of an experimental section of the 4 1/2 inch reinforced concrete canal lining which was placed without...

1949-09-30

Canal lining and construction--men working on the rear of the lining machine

Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation Division, East Low Canal, Specifications No. 1422--Utah Construction Co. and Winston Bros. Co., Contractor. Close-up view of some of the lining operation. Looking down on the lining as it appears at the rear of...

1948-08-26

Canal lining and construction--men apply curing compounds to the canal

Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation Division, 2nd Section West Canal, Specs. 2541. Workman in the foreground is applying white pigmented curing compound. The two men on the platform in the bottom of the ditch are filling grooves with mastic. The...

1950-05-03

Canal lining and construction--front view of the trimmer in operation

Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation Division, 2nd Section West Canal, Specs. 2541. Guntert and Zimmerman trimmer (front view) at about station 1050. This machine is trimming the canal bottom and slopes to the neat line of the under-side of the...

1950-04-17

Canal lining and construction-- heavy equipment excavation

Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation Division, 1st section, Potholes East Canal, Specs. 2787. 120 B dragline electrically operated excavating canal section at station 328. Work is being performed by Guy F. Atkinson Co. under above specifications....

1950-06-22

Construction methods and Long Lake dam--rock pockets

Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation Division, 3rd Section East Low Canal and Weber Wasteway Turnout. Specifications No. 2879. Rock pockets caused by insufficient vibration. Note the reinforcing steel in the lower right corner of the photograph and...

1950-09-22

Canal lining and construction--man negotiates concrete bucket

Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation Division, West Canal. Spec. # 1286--Utah construction Co. and Winston Bros. Co. Contractor. Close up view of concrete bucket used in placing of concrete in canal lining in Section 3. Immediately after concrete is...

1947-07-17

Farm development--A.R. Thurman farm

Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation Division, Pasco Settlers. Typical pasture scene at the A.R. Thurman farm, Unit 27. Many settlers on the project are acquiring fine dairy herds. H. Foss, photographer

1950-08-28

Canal lining and construction--man inspects Soap Lake Siphon

Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation Division, Soap Lake Siphon, Specifications 2411. The General Electric dry film thickness gage is being used to ascertain that the completed coal-tar enamel coating thickness conforms to specification requirements...

1950-07-17

Canal lining and construction--gravel trap sump

Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation Division, Soap Lake Siphon, Specs 2411. This photograph shows the gravel trap sump and the baffles with their drains very clearly. Flow is from upper right to lower left of the picture. The iron ladder steps for...

1950-06-21

Canal lining and construction-- Chief Inspector inspects a concrete mixer

Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation Division, 2nd section West Canal, Specs. 2541. Job-made A.E.A. dispenser on one of the Koehring 34E concrete mixers being examined by Chief Inspector Lloyd C. Russell. It is the rubber bag type, actuated by the...

1950-03-05