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Concrete Cleaning

Washington State University Libraries

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Title Concrete Cleaning
Description The masked workman is cleaning up hardened concrete in preparation for pouring new concrete. He is operating a wet sandblast "gun" and when the high velocity sand has cut away the laitance and surface coating of cement, a water jet will be used to wash the sand and debris down a waste water drain. Pressure washing exposed five foot pour in preparation for another section of concrete.
Relation Part of Western Waters Digital Library: http://harvester.lib.utah.edu/wwdl/; Photographer Unknown
Creator United States. Bureau of Reclamation
Subject Concrete construction--Joints--Design and construction--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam
Coverage Concrete; Laborers United States--Washington (State)--Grant County--Grand Coulee Dam site, Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.)
Type photographs
Identifier 40b6v6p231.jpg http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/banks,2692
Date 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 231)-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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