Record Details
Aerial View 1939
Washington State University Libraries
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Aerial View 1939 |
| Description | The 1939 flood stage of the Columbia River is diverted over low blocks in the spillway section of Grand Coulee Dam. Concrete placing, which is in progress on either side of the spillway, will be resumed therein when the flood waters subside. To the 6,330,000 cu. yds. of concrete in the structure, Consolidated Builders will add 2,700,000 cu. yds. to increase the grand total to more than 9,000,000 cu. yds. before the close of the year. Adjacent to the westerly end of the dam are the portals of... This long view shows the progress of the entire Grand Coulee project by the middle of 1939. |
| Relation |
Part of Western Waters Digital Library: http://harvester.lib.utah.edu/wwdl/ Messrs. Johnson and Erickson selected photographs from photographers Pomeroy, Robinson, and Russell. |
| Creator | United States. Bureau of Reclamation |
| Subject | Spillways--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Hydraulics--Columbia River; Grand Coulee (Wash.)--Photographs |
| Coverage | Dam construction; Water resources development United States--Washington (State)--Grant County--Grand Coulee Dam site, Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.) |
| Type | Aerial photographs |
| Identifier | 40b7v7p01.jpg http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/banks,2742 |
| Date | 5/23/1939 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. VII, Page 01)-Cage 40, Box 7 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 |
