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Equipment for construction, transportation, and maintenance--115-ton coaster gate on war surplus pontoon

University of Idaho Digital Collections

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Title Equipment for construction, transportation, and maintenance--115-ton coaster gate on war surplus pontoon
Creator Fuller, H.W.
Date 1947-09-09
Description Transfer of 115-tin coaster gate from east forebay, Unit R-9 to west forebay, Unit L-7. This transfer (made on war surplus steel pontoon barge) will expedite starting of unit L-7 by approximately three weeks. This picture shows the coaster gate resting on front and rear trucks in position to be moved forward to approximate center of abrge. Wheel stops clamped to rails will secure barge in final position ready for transfer to west abutment. Brittly hitch with sheave block for four part 3/4""...
Subject Dam construction--Washington (State)--1940-1950;
Coverage United States--Washington--Grant County--Grand Coulee Dam Grand Coulee Dam
Source PG 94, Box 1, Folder Equipment for Construction, Transportation, and Maintenance, 3 16358
Publisher University of Idaho Library Digital Initiatives, http://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/ University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives
Relation Columbia River Basin Project Collection http://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/crbp/
Language eng
Type Image;StillImage
Format image/jpg
Rights Material produced by the United States Army Corp of Engineers. In Public Domain. For more information, please contact University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives Department at libspec@uidaho.edu. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Identifier http://digital.lib.uidaho.edu/cdm/ref/collection/crbproj/id/972

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