Record Details
Block 39 Excavation
Washington State University Libraries
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Block 39 Excavation |
| Description | Rock excavation in block 39 Photograph demonstrates concentration of labor power required for excavation activities where men were the mass expenditure in lieu of machinery that was less efficient in the cramped excavation of the deeper crevices in the river bed. |
| 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 | Foundations--Design and construction--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.)--Excavation; Construction workers--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam |
| Coverage | Dam Construction; Excavation; Civil engineering; Erosion protection works; Concrete; Construction employees United States--Washington (State)--Grant County--Grand Coulee Dam site, Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.) |
| Type | Photographs |
| Identifier | 40b5v4p152.jpg http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/banks,1300 |
| Date | 6/17/1936 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 152)-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 |
