Record Details

East Bank Bedrock

Washington State University Libraries

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Title East Bank Bedrock
Description The east abutment, showing rock prepared for concrete, and several blocks which have been poured along the upstream side of the dam. East abutment with Construction Trestle emerging from bedrock. In the back are the beginnings of form construction and pouring of the East side blocks of the Grand Coulee Dam. In fore ground are workers drilling down to stable bedrock.
Relation Part of Western Waters Digital Library: http://harvester.lib.utah.edu/wwdl/; Photographer Unknown
Creator United States. Bureau of Reclamation
Subject Gantry cranes--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Concrete--Formwork--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Trestles--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Power hammers--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Construction workers--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam
Coverage Drilling and boring machinery; Cranes;; Excavation; Diversion Weirs United States--Washington (State)--Grant County--Grand Coulee Dam site, Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.)
Type photographs
Identifier 40b6v5p235.jpg http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/banks,1564
Date 3/26/1937 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 235)-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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