Record Details
Closure Gate Storage
Washington State University Libraries
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Closure Gate Storage |
| Description | When the 70-ton steel closure gates were not needed for river diversion purposes, the contractor suspended them from special storage barges anchored in the right fore bay. Outlet works tunnels visible in the background. When not needed, these massive gates lay awaiting use by the Columbia River. |
| 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 | Diversion weirs--Columbia River; Diversion structures (Hydraulic engineering)--Design and construction--Columbia River |
| Coverage | Diversion Weirs United States--Washington (State)--Grant County--Grand Coulee Dam site, Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.) |
| Type | photographs |
| Identifier | 40b7v7p94.jpg http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/banks,2865 |
| Date | 4/1/1939 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 94)-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 |
