Record Details
Excavation of Upstream Diversion Channel
Washington State University Libraries
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Excavation of Upstream Diversion Channel |
| Description | Excavating behind section "C" of west cofferdam for entrance of diverted river through four low blocks in west end of dam. Left foreground shows section of main 60-inch conveyor carrying material to spoil bank in Rattlesnake Canyon. In right middle is section "D" of west cofferdam and end of high placing trestle (el. 965); above which is east end of high trestle, to be completed across river. Upstream excavation of Westside cofferdam in preparation for river diversion. |
| 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 | Conveying machinery--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Cofferdams--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Excavation--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Concrete dams--Design and construction--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Construction equipment--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Trestle Construction--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Construction and demolition debris--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam |
| Coverage | Trestles; Dam construction; Excavation; Cofferdams; Cranes United States--Washington (State)--Grant County--Grand Coulee Dam site, Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.) |
| Type | Photographs |
| Identifier | 40b5v4p163.jpg http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/banks,1311 |
| Date | 8/25/1936 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 163)-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 |
