Equipment failures--lower race of the east thrust bearing

The lower race of the east thrust bearing of the 51 upstream west outlet tube ring-seal gate at elevation 1036. It is part 19, drawing 222-D-2106, Specifications 744

1942-09-28

Farm development--moving the sprinkler system

Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation Division. The operator of the Winchester development farm is shown moving a 4 inch wheel move sprinkler lateral through the use of a ratchet. The lateral is 720 feet in length and can be moved 60 feet in...

1950-04-17

Farm development--cracked irrigation pipe

Cracked 18"" irrigation pipe on Pasco Pump Laterals PP-6.0-0.5-1.3 Station 86+74.5-87+01.5 looking upstream. Pipe burst due to internal pressure when testing pipe line. Pipe laid in October, 1946. Tested October, 1948. A.F. Swanson, photographer

1948-11-09

East Bank Construction Trestles

Removing rock in area east of block 40; elevation 1024 trestle under construction toward east end, June 04, 1937

1937-06-04
2024-11-06

Canal lining and construction--man tests canal lining

Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation Division, West Canal Second Station, Specifications No. 2541. Morrison Knudsen Company Inc., contractor. Making field control tests for entrained air in canal lining concrete using a Press-Ur-Meter type air meter...

1950-05-17

East Bank Landslide

A slide on the east forebay slope which occurred February 28, 1937. The top of the broken area is at elevation 1060 and the toe of the slide is resting against a rock outcrop at about elevation 900.

1937-03-02
2024-11-06

Canal lining and construction--two men inspect culverts

Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation Division, Winchester Wasteway, Specs. 2648. Photo of highway crossing at station 666+76 looking south, downstream. The maximum water surface in reservoir, which is located upstream from this structure, is 10 feet...

1950-07-14

Canal lining and construction-- finished canal sans water

West Canal, Specs. 1286, Winston-Utah Co. Finished canal, with curing compound applied. Sprayers work from platform nearest the camera, this moves independently from the paver.

1948-04-07

East Bank Excavation

Exposed bedrock in the center section, looking west toward block 40. Derrick equipment mounted on the steel cell on the left, and other equipment to be mounted on the timber crib located on the rock, are to be used for cleanup of rock, and for...

1937-04-29
2024-11-06

Employee housing-- 1941

Shot with a wide angle lens, a view of the dam with employee housing on both sides of the Columbia

1941-05-22

page 733

the prosecution of the works of improvement at this locality during the current year will be in part a continuation of the method heretofore adopted in connection with a more extended system of dams and jetties, the plan of which is herewith...

page 22

This is a map with legend symbols showing public utility districts and principal municipal systems in Washington, 1940.

2004-06-28

Site preparation--excavation

A view of early excavation operations at Grand Coulee

2024-11-06

Construction of pipelines, syphons and tunnels--fabrication of half hoops

Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation Division, Soap Lake Siphon, Specifications No. 2411, Winston Brothers and Utah Construction Co., Contractors. This photograph is a close-up of the fabrication of the half hoops. The straight bar is fed to the...

1949-09-09

Construction of pipelines, syphons and tunnels--outlet of Bacon Tunnel

Columbia Basin Project. Irrigation Division, Bacon Tunnel, Specifications 1236, T.E. Connolly, Inc., Contractor. Looking upstream at the outlet portal of the Bacon Tunnel. Portal Structure and open transition is complete except for backfilling and...

1948-11-22

Construction of pipelines, syphons and tunnels--man looks at siphon

Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation Division, Soap Lake Siphon, Specifications No. 2411, Winston Brothers and Utah Construction Co., Contractors. This photograph, looking upstream, shows the Schedule II siphon concrete placed to date. Dark concrete...

1949-10-16

Diversion Channel Excavation

Excavating upstream end of diversion channel behind west cofferdam sections "C" and "D";

1936-07-01
2024-11-06

Construction methods and Long Lake dam--placing concrete and steel in canal lining

Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation Division, Third Section West Canal, Specifications 2844, Schedule 3. Looking downstream from station 1992+45 showing placement of concrete at approximate Station 1993+40 and placement of reinforcement steel at...

1950-04-04

Upstream Cross-River Cofferdam

Upstream cross-river cofferdam extending from east bank.

1936-09-27
2024-11-06

Construction methods and Long Lake dam--backfill work

Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation Division, Long Lake Headworks, Specs. 2324. View of the Headworks structure taken from the left canal bank opposite station755+00 looking upstream and showing start of backfill work behind the outlet warp...

1950-03-28

Construction methods and Long Lake dam--test weld

Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation Division, West Canal. Sep. #1286--Utah Construction Co. and Winston Bros. Co. contractor. View taken of a test weld. One test weld is made for every 50 production welds. This is then tested for yield point and...

1947-05-22

Construction methods and Long Lake dam--Long Lake Dam headworks

Columbia Basin Project, Irrigation Division, Specifications No. 2324, Schedule I, Long Lake Headworks and Concrete Canal Lining and Structures, Station745+80 to Station 1101 +29.0--Main Canal. Contractor: George B. Henly Construction Co., Inc....

1949-09-28

Excavation at Grand Coulee Dam Site

Excavation at dam site - looking east.

1934-04-02
2024-11-06

Plat of [part of Pullman] Township 15 N, Range 45 & 46 E.W.M. Whitman County,...

1 map: col., 36 x 33 cm. Plat map of a portion of the Whitman County city of Pullman. Scale 1.5"=1 mile. See the other part of Pullman: http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/zoom/zoom.php?map=wsu169 The village...

2024-11-06

page 16

makes it one of the important regional transportation and distribution centers of the Pacific Coast. This section of the Columbia is subject to tidal action as far up-stream as Bonneville Dam. The tidal range at Portland is small, not exceeding...