Record Details
Excavation for West Highway and Construction Railroad
Washington State University Libraries
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Excavation for West Highway and Construction Railroad |
| Description | Excavation activity at west tailrace slide area. The West Vista House formerly stood to the left, in front of the shaft cribbing which shows above the end of the dragline boom. Cranes shown during the excavation process for the construction of the West Highway by private contractors. |
| Relation | Part of Western Waters Digital Library: http://harvester.lib.utah.edu/wwdl/; Photographer Unknown |
| Creator | United States. Bureau of Reclamation |
| Subject | Excavation--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Railroads--Design and construction--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Roads--Design and construction--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Construction contracts--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Cranes, derricks, etc.--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam |
| Coverage | Excavation; Road Construction--Washington;(State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Hoisting machinery United States--Washington (State)--Grant County--Grand Coulee Dam site, Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.) |
| Type | Photographs |
| Identifier | 40b7f2pg84.jpg http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/banks,4529 |
| Date | 4/18/1941 2010 |
| 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. IX, Page 84)-Cage 40, Box 07 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 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 |
