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Hydraulic Lift Cylinders

Washington State University Libraries

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Title Hydraulic Lift Cylinders
Description Here are two of the huge hydraulic lift cylinders for the ring-follower outlet gates located at elevation 950 in the dam. These gates form the upstream pair of the tandem gates, while paradox gates set on the opposite side of the gallery form the other set in the arrangement. 20 pairs of high-pressure hydraulically-operated emergency and service gates, similar in appearance to these were intended for installation in the sluice gate chambers of the original low dam. These flood control...
Relation Part of Western Waters Digital Library: http://harvester.lib.utah.edu/wwdl/; Photographer Unknown
Creator Clifford R. Koester
Subject Outlet conduit--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Electric power--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Hydroelectric power plants--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam Hydroelectric power; Power Plants
Type Photograph
Coverage United States--Washington (State)--Grant County--Grand Coulee Dam site, Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.)
Identifier 709b1v3p270-B.jpg http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/koester,1230
Publisher Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries: http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/masc.htm
Source A History of the Columbia Basin Project (Vol. 3, Page 270-B)-Cage 709: Clifford R. Koester Papers, 1927-1972: http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/finders/cg709.htm
Rights To order a reproduction please see: http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/policies.htm , or contact Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections: (509) 335-6691. For permission to publish please contact Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections: (509) 335-6691.
Format Original photographic prints were scanned at 24 bit 3000 pixels by the long side for master TIFF files on an Plustek OpticBook 3600 Plus. Also, 24 bit 150 PPI JPEGs were created with the OpticBook 3600 Plus and added to the CONTENTdm database at the WSU Libraries
Language English
Date 2008

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