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Identifier ORU_WTXT_021h http://oregondigital.org/u?/wwdl,135
Title page 6
Relation The Columbia River Highway
Date 2004-06-16
Rights This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the University of Oregon Libraries as a source is requested.
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Format Scanned from original document using Silverfast AI 6.0 on UMAX Powerlook III flatbed scanner. Scanned image saved as 16 bit grayscale tiff. 239,541 bytes 8 bit - Gray Gamma 2.2 - grayscale Omnipage 14.0 used to OCR 8 bit greyscale tiff and generate text files for full text access. 16 bit greyscsale tiff edited in Photoshop 6.0: cropped, rotated, reduced in size, levels adjusted for contrast, bit depth reduced to 8 and JPEG created.
Description sections, giving the contractors an opportunity to complete the road work within the specified time. Sixty miles, or 84 per cent. of this work, was completed between June 17th and October 30th. On account of the traffic conditions and the fact that all bids were based on a five-year guarantee of workmanship and materials and a specially rigid maintenance bond, few bids were received on Topeka specifications and few bids from irresponsible contractors. PAVEMENTS AND CURVES About 40 miles of...

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