Record Details
Sounding Barge
Washington State University Libraries
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Sounding Barge |
| Description | Contractor's sounding barge securing river-bottom contours for fitting timber crib cross-river cofferdams to river bed. Across river is section "F" of west cofferdam partly removed. Upper left is aggregate suspension bridge. Photograph of sounding activities at the Columbia River to determine texture and depth for construction of a cross river cofferdam. |
| Relation | Part of Western Waters Digital Library: http://harvester.lib.utah.edu/wwdl/ |
| Creator | Photographer Unknown; United States Department of the Interior: Bureau of Reclamation; United States Department of the Interior: Bureau of Reclamation |
| Subject | Sounding and soundings--Columbia River; Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.)--Measurement; Construction equipment--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Bridges--Columbia River; Cofferdams--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam |
| Coverage | Dam Construction; Dams; Concrete; Trestles; Construction; Power plants United States--Washington (State)--Grant County--Grand Coulee Dam site, Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.) |
| Type | Photographs |
| Identifier | 40b5v4p109.jpg http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/banks,1259 |
| Date | 8/8/1936 2007 |
| Publisher | Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries: http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/masc.htm |
| Source | Columbia Basin Project History (Vol. IV, Page 109)-Cage 40, Box 05 of the Frank Arthur Banks Papers, 1913-1957: http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/Holland/masc/finders/cg40.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 Epson Expression 10,000 XL scanner. While 24 bit 150 PPI JPEG also created and added to the CONTENTdm database at the WSU Libraries. |
| Language | English |
