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Cantilever Crane Concrete Bucket

Washington State University Libraries

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Title Cantilever Crane Concrete Bucket
Description Bucket being lowered by cantilever crane from train on high trestle. A daily average of 11,023 cubic yards of concrete in place was maintained without interruption from April, 1937 till end of the year. A world record was made on August 28th of 15,844 cubic yards, and for the month, 395,945 cubic yards.
Relation Part of Western Waters Digital Library: http://harvester.lib.utah.edu/wwdl/; Photographer Unknown
Creator United States. Bureau of Reclamation
Subject Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.)--Design and construction--Photographs; Work cars (Railroads)--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam
Coverage Concrete; Construction United States--Washington (State)--Grant County--Grand Coulee Dam site, Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.)
Type photographs
Identifier 40b5v5p146.jpg http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/banks,1497
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 146)-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

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