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This scene is typical of the "pot holes" area southwest of Moses Lake, where many square miles of fine, shifting sand dunes were left as the downwearing of the Drumheller Channels drained the glacial waters from the Quincy Basin. Present plans...
2024-05-14
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Specifications No. 2475, March, 23, 1949. This is picture No. 4 of a series of thirteen showing movements of the floating caisson on its initial trial run from the drydock to the spillway bucket. The caisson is at station A29+98.38/B5+97.92 at...
1949-03-23
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The power barge,"Paul Bunyan," was built by W.P.A. forces and launched into the Columbia River Reservoir on January 04, 1939.
1939-01-04
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Miscellaneous reports, memoranda and addresses collected by Clyde during his employ as Chief of Irrigation with the United States Soil Conservation Service.; Biographical Note; Born on July 21, 1898, in Mapleton, Utah County, Utah, George Dewey...
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The W.P.A tugboats "Nespelem" and "Wellpinit" under construction at the Camp Spokane shipyard on the Spokane River.
1940-05-27
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Ocean to its native river to spawn. If the salmon do not get up this river the species is doomed. Obviously, the construction of huge concrete barriers at two sites on the Columbia could prevent the fish from returning. The Federal Government...
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Administration. The agency was charged with marketing power output from the federal dams on the Columbia, giving preference to public customers. The BPA was "intended to be provisional pending the establishment of a permanent administration for...
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Scoring of the leading side of generator break piston #1 due to its tilting during jacking of the rotor. Top of piston is in lathe chuck--leather is removed from the bottom of piston. Unit L-1, Grand Coulee Power Plant
1946-10-16
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Camp Ferry, the W.P.A floating camp, has accommodations for about 140 workmen and is used to clear shore lands which are more or less inaccessible except by water.
1940-05-27
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BPA's high-voltage, high-capacity transmission system grew from 37.4 miles of lines in 1939 to a total of 2,720 miles in 1945 with an investment of about $75 million—to become the second largest power system in the nation. In 1939, the BPA grid...
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View of the river, and a large section of the bank, which has been excavated.
1934-06-29
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View of a variety of heavy machines taking part in excavation operations
1935-08-21
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Residency No. 3, Specifications 2329, Unit R-3, Second Stage Concrete, Barrel Pour No. 9 to Elevation 977.0 and Pour No. 10 Elevation 978.87 Slab, Right Powerhouse. June 17, 1949. Contractor: Morrison-Knudsen Company, Inc. and Peter Kiewit Sons'...
1949-06-17
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Wheelpit R-8 looking downstream from 965 step. East Powerhouse base.
1940-09-25
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South Coulee Dam--Cleanup placing operations on foundation, station 71+50 to 74+00. Narrow-drum roller is compacting Zone 1 and Zone 2 embankment upstream of cutoff wall. The dozer is preparing a ramp to facilitate cleanup work in inaccessible...
1947-07-23
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Riveting and welding face plates on drum gate #1
1941-01-28
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Men align drum gate hinges
1940-11-30
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Men appear to be playing a game while on break.
1941-01-21
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Men sighting through bolt holes to line them up as 74 ton shaft is lowered into place.
1941-06-04
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View of pit 6 showing scroll case in place. Photo taken from crane
1943-02-15
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