Record Details
Hauling Aggregate at Brett Gravel Pit
Washington State University Libraries
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Hauling Aggregate at Brett Gravel Pit |
| Description | Caterpillar tractor and 16-wheeled buggy haul raw aggregate at the Brett Gravel Pit. This method of aggregate transportation was used prior to installation of conveyor system. Tractor hauling aggregate material for construction of the Grand Coulee Dam to be delivered to the conveyor system that would then take it to sorting plant and then to the new el. 1180 concrete mixing facility located at the dam site. |
| Relation | Part of Western Waters Digital Library: http://harvester.lib.utah.edu/wwdl/; Photographer Unknown |
| Creator | United States. Bureau of Reclamation |
| Subject | Brett gravel pit (Wash.)--Cement--Grand Coulee Dam; Concrete mixers--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Concrete dams--Foundations--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Construction workers--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.)--Design and construction--Materials; Aggregate processing plants--Washington (State)--Columbia River Valley |
| Coverage | Concrete United States--Washington (State)--Grant County--Grand Coulee Dam site, Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.) |
| Type | photographs |
| Identifier | 40b6v6p159.jpg http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/banks,2649 |
| Date | 10/07/1938 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 159)-Cage 40 Box 6 ; 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 |
