Record Details
Long View of Grand Coulee Dam under construction in November, 1938
Washington State University Libraries
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Long View of Grand Coulee Dam under construction in November, 1938 |
| Description | In November 1938, the contractor's construction trestle with deck at el. 1180 spans mass concrete in the dam totaling about 5,200,000 cubic yards. At the left powerhouse, the transformer structure concrete has been completed to elevation 1012.5 and a temporary construction deck laid thereon. An access railroad track extending from this deck to a connection with the U.S. Construction R. R. powerhouse spur has also been completed. Long view of Grand Coulee Dam site with elevation 1180 construction trestle completed and ready for construction. |
| Relation | Part of Western Waters Digital Library: http://harvester.lib.utah.edu/wwdl/; Photographer Unknown |
| Creator | United States. Bureau of Reclamation |
| Subject | Aerial photography--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Concrete dams--Foundations--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Trestle construction--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam |
| Coverage | Spillways--Washington--Grand Coulee Dam; Civil engineering; Trestles United States--Washington (State)--Grant County--Grand Coulee Dam site, Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.) |
| Type | Aerial Photographs |
| Identifier | 40b6v6p100.jpg http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/banks,2611 |
| Date | November, 1938 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. VI, Page 100)-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 |
