Record Details
Bedrock Exposure
Washington State University Libraries
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Bedrock Exposure |
| Description | Jackhammer men drilling weathered bedrock. This view shows rock that underlay the channel of the river, now flowing outside the cofferdam cells and block 40. Workers manually excavated the bedrock down to levels of smooth, relatively stable and seamless bedrock at the base of the dam. Central block 40 shown in the background. |
| Relation | Part of Western Waters Digital Library: http://harvester.lib.utah.edu/wwdl/; Photographer Unknown |
| Creator | United States. Bureau of Reclamation |
| Subject | Construction workers--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Piling (Civil engineering)--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam |
| Coverage | Excavation United States--Washington (State)--Grant County--Grand Coulee Dam site, Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.) |
| Type | photographs |
| Identifier | 40b5v5p119.jpg http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/banks,1485 |
| Date | April, 1937 2008 |
| 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. V, Page 119)-Cage 40, Box 6 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 |
