Record Details
Columbia River Reservoir Clearing Operations
Washington State University Libraries
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Columbia River Reservoir Clearing Operations |
| Description | Clearing operations in progress in the Columbia River Reservoir area by W.P.A. crew. Stumps and logs too small to be sold are pushed into pits and burned. WPA forces continued to clear land throughout 1940. By the close of 1940 clearing operations were 79% complete, grubbing operations were 71 percent complete, and logging of merchantable timber was 79% complete (CBPH, vol. VIII, pg. 34) |
| Relation | Part of Western Waters Digital Library: http://harvester.lib.utah.edu/wwdl/; Photographer Unknown |
| Creator | United States. Bureau of Reclamation |
| Subject | Clearing of land--Washington (State)--Columbia River Valley |
| Coverage | Bulldozers United States--Washington (State)--Columbia River |
| Type | Photographs |
| Identifier | cg040b07v08p219.jpg http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/banks,3006 |
| Date | 12/12/1940 2009 |
| 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. VIII, Page 219)-Cage 40 Box 6a: 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 scanned at 24 bit color, with 4000 pixels by the long side, for master TIFF files on an Epson Expression 10,000 XL scanner. Prints were then batch translated into JPEG files. These JPEGs were then added to the CONTENTdm database at WSU Libraries |
| Language | English |
