Spillway and drum gate construction--aerial veiw of Grand Coulee construction

Aerial view of construction of Grand Coulee Dam

1940-06-03

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by sport fishermen in the Columbia River at Wenatchee and they could very well be present in the large Wanapum reservoir. Section 8B, Item 10 The first sentence of Item 10 is satisfactory. Sentence two is inaccurate since migratory fish...

North and East Elevation Plans For North Dormitory

Department of the Interior: Bureau of Reclamation Columbia Basin Project - Washington: Grand Coulee Dam-Government Camp: North Dormitory North and East Elevations

1934-11-15
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They cut down the Old Pine Tree, 1941

Caption included with image: "They cut down the Old Pine Tree." The last remaining tree in the Columbia River reservoir was cut down with fitting ceremony on July 19, 1941 when Frank A. Banks, Bureau of Reclamation, Supervising Engineer, and Carl...

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President Roosevelt's Visit to Grand Coulee Dam in 1938

Presidential car, visit of October 2, 1937. Mr. Roosevelt speaking to crowd at Mead Park, Mason City.

1937-10-02
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South and West Elevation Drawing for North Dormitory

Department of the Interior: Bureau of Reclamation Columbia Basin Project - Washington: Grand Coulee Dam-Government Camp: North Dormitory South and West Elevations

1934-11-15
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View of Kettle Falls, 109 miles above the dam, ca. 1940

Caption on image: Kettle Falls, 109 miles above dam.

Original image cut for probable newspaper publication.

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Installation of turbines and generators--rotor being installed [01]

Col. Basin Proj., Grand Coulee Dam.--Rotor for main generator unit L-6 in the west powerhouse at Grand Coulee Dam being carried to final position by two overhead travelling cranes using an equalizing beam. The rotor, 31 feet in diameter, weighing...

1943-06-08

Concrete mixing plant, Grand Coulee Dam construction, ca. 1935

Note on album leaf: A "House of Magic", one of two concrete mixing plants. Capacity 8,000 cubic yards per day each.

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Construction camp, Grand Coulee Dam site, 1936

Note on album leaf: Builders quarters, government camp in foreground, contractors camp across the river, 1936

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Plans and Details for Government Camp Court Type House

Department of the Interior: Bureau of Reclamation Columbia Basin Project - Washington: Grand Coulee Dam-Government Camp: Court Type Houses- C-2 - General Plans and Sections

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Basement Floor Plan of Government Camp Administration Building

Department of the Interior: Bureau of Reclamation Columbia Basin Project - Washington: Grand Coulee Dam-Government Camp: Administrative Building Basement Floor Plan

1934-10-08
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Equipment for construction, transportation, and maintenance--eucluid truck dumps...

Approximately 750,000 tons of granite will be used to loop the banks of the Columbia River below Grand Coulee Dam, protecting the shores against the 10-million horsepower in energy which the waves spent after their 350-foot fall over the dam....

1950-07-11

Cooling pipe for the construction of the Grand Coulee Dam, n.d.

Note on album leaf: Cooling pipe. Water will be circulated through 2000 miles of it embedded in the dam to cool and shrink concrete and thus facilitate grouting of contraction joints.

PH Coll 239.32

Plans and Details for Five Room Residence

Department of the Interior: Bureau of Reclamation Columbia Basin Project - Washington: Grand Coulee Dam-Government Camp: Five Room Residence Type 8 Plans and Details

1905-04-18
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First Floor Plan of Government Camp Administration Building

Department of the Interior: Bureau of Reclamation Columbia Basin Project - Washington: Grand Coulee Dam-Government Camp: Administrative Building First Floor Plan

1935-10-08
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A.H. Smythe and wife with WPA administrator, Kettle Falls, April 12, 1939

Label on verso: WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION, M-9; STATE OF WASHINGTON; Date taken: April, 12th, 1939. Zone; County; City; Title: Columbia River Clearance Project;

Descriptive Caption: "Let 'er come," says A.H. Smythe and old timer at...

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Site preparation-- future site of Grand Coulee [01]

Distance view of the future site of Grand Coulee Dam. Excavation equipment may be seen in lower-left.

1934-04-03

Spillway and drum gate construction--view of construction on Grand Coulee

View of the construction on Grand Coulee Dam

1940-10-23

Winter on the Spillway

Winter's icy grip on a spillway bridge pier at Grand Coulee Dam.

1940-11-12
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Safety Signboard

Hundreds of workmen pass this safety signboard on their way to and from the construction areas.

1939-05-01
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Kettle Falls

The town of Kettle Falls, Washington on the Columbia River. Backwater from the Grand Coulee Dam will inundate this town to an estimated depth of ten feet.

1938-06-03
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Grand Coulee construction site panorama, May 12, 1926

Album leaf 56

PH Coll 238.56

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Elevation Plan for Five Room Residence

Department of the Interior: Bureau of Reclamation Columbia Basin Project - Washington: Grand Coulee Dam-Government Camp: Five Room Residence Type 8 Elevations

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Designs depicting elevation of the Government Camp Administration Building

Department of the Interior: Bureau of Reclamation Columbia Basin Project - Washington: Grand Coulee Dam-Government Camp: Administrative Building Elevation

1934-10-08
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