Record Details
Elevator Hoisting Mechanism
Washington State University Libraries
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Elevator Hoisting Mechanism |
| Description | The hoisting mechanism of the 10,000-pound elevator in Block 11. It consists of a 120 h.p. direct-current motor; a drum for the cables which support the car and counterweights; brake drum, shoes, and magnet; brake switch; and mileage recorder. The brake is set by heavy springs, and released by electromagnets. The hoisting mechanism of the 10,000-pound elevator in Block 11. It consists of a 120 h.p. direct-current motor; a drum for the cables which support the car and counterweights; brake drum, shoes, and magnet; brake switch; and mileage recorder. The brake is set by heavy springs, and released by electromagnets. |
| Creator | United States. Bureau of Reclamation |
| Subject | Elevators, Automatic--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Elevators--Design and construction--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Electromagnets--Elevators, Automatic--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam |
| Coverage | Hoisting machinery United States--Washington (State)--Grant County--Grand Coulee Dam site, Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.) |
| Type | Photographs |
| Identifier | cg040b07v10p129.jpg http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/banks,4831 |
| Date | 1942 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. X, Page 129)-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 |
