Record Details
Aggregate Belt Conveyors
Washington State University Libraries
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Aggregate Belt Conveyors |
| Description | Two belt conveyors were used to lift the aggregate up into the mixing plant storage bins as required for the concrete manufacturing operations. The stockpiles have a maximum capacity of about 138,000 cubic yards. The gravel plant could process gravel at rates exceeding 4000 tons/hr. The total tonnage mined in 1939 produced 1,730,766 tons of sand and 4,891,637 tons of aggregate.(CBPH, 138) |
| 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 | Aggregate processing plants--Washington (State)--Columbia River Valley; Brett gravel pit (Wash.)--Cement--Grand Coulee Dam |
| Coverage | Excavation United States--Washington (State)--Grant County--Grand Coulee Dam site, Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.) |
| Type | photographs |
| Identifier | 40b7v7p137.jpg http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/banks,2764 |
| Date | 6/1/1939 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 137)-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 |
