Record Details
Excavation Behind Cofferdam
Washington State University Libraries
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Excavation Behind Cofferdam |
| Description | Left to right, shows steel cells in cluster "G" of west cofferdam, timber-crib plug to block 40 and steel cells in cluster "D. Bedrock excavation west of structure. Photograph shows the steel cells of cluster "G" and "D" separated by the timber-crib plug. Excavation activities in progress on the river bedrock and the Westside bank area. Excavation of the west cofferdam area amounted to 10,000,000 cubic yards and was deposited mostly in Rattlesnake Canyon with the elaborate conveyor system begun in December 1934. |
| 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 | Steel Piling--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Foundations--Design and construction--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Cranes, derricks, etc.--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Gantry cranes--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Construction and demolition debris--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam |
| Coverage | Hoisting Machinery; Dam Construction; Excavation; Civil engineering; Erosion protection works; Concrete; Civil engineering; Erosion protection works United States--Washington (State)--Grant County--Grand Coulee Dam site, Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.) |
| Type | Photographs |
| Identifier | 40b5v4p148.jpg http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/banks,1296 |
| Date | 4/1/1936 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 148)-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 |
