Great Northern Railroad Relocation- This view of the fill and track at Station 573, which slid out on March 14, was taken from the county road on the south side of the draw and about 300 feet west of the track. The twisted rails can be seen part...
1942-03-16
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Spillway section of the dam as seen from the left bank near the shop building. Note the man and care at the waterline. (normal)
1942-04-28
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Upstream Face Form - Spillway Crest Section - Panel B
1941-03-24
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High water carries away the Detillion bridge across the Spokane River. Construction is now in progress on a new bridge at a higher elevation on the relocation of primary state highway No. 22
1940-03-05
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A pumpcrete machine in action. Concrete is dumped into this machine which pumps it through pipelines to wherever desired. The pumpcrete method was used to backfill around the penstock pipes and to backfill the twist adjustment slots.
1940-03-25
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High riggers decorate a Christmas tree for the contractor's annual display.
1939-12-01
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Steel silos used for storing bulk cement is blown through a long pipeline to the storage bins at the mixing plant.
1939-06-30
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Note: Middle waler and she-bolts used only on outlet works blocks adjacent to gate tracks. Typical upstream face form, as shown without this waler and ties.
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Steel dowels broken by flood waters are repaired by splicing and welding on a new section.
1938-09-16
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Workmen compact newly poured concrete with electrically powered vibrators.
1938-09-30
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24-ft. diameter octagonal penstock blockout in west power house. Low blocks are for river diversion.
1937-05-01
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A winter scene from the platform of the CBI trestle, showing the various cranes. On the flat car in the foreground is an outlet tube gate shell. 20 Diesel-electric trains operating on the trestle carried buckets, each containing 4 cubic yards of...
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Newsletter: CAP Newsletter, vol. III, January, 1966, page 2
1966-01-01
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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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Specification No. 2475, March 24, 1949. When this photograph was taken the floating caisson was anchored by its ""A"" frame to the spillway bucket section. The caisson barge with machinery for operating the caisson is between the towers. At the...
1949-03-24
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