Record Details
Grand Coulee Night Construction
Washington State University Libraries
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Grand Coulee Night Construction |
| Description | A Grand Coulee Dam night view, showing area west of cofferdam in foreground, suspension bridge for Westmix aggregate, highway bridge, Mason City across the river, and Brett gravel pit in upper right. Cement pouring at the Grand Coulee occurred in shifts twenty-four hours a day. Seen here are routine night construction activities that were also vital to the rapid and successful completion of the Grand Coulee Dam. |
| 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 | Gravity dams--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Concrete--Formwork--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Cranes, derricks, etc.--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Construction workers--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Night work--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam |
| Coverage | Civil engineering; Concrete; Construction employees United States--Washington (State)--Grant County--Grand Coulee Dam site, Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.) |
| Type | Photographs |
| Identifier | 40b5v4p279.jpg http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/banks,1417 |
| Date | 9/29/1936 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 279)-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 |
