Record Details
The Blue Ox
Washington State University Libraries
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Blue Ox |
| Description | The "Blue Ox," a small tug driven by a 125-horsepower Diesel motor, was trucked from the reservoir above the Grand Coulee Dam to the river below, to be used in sounding operations, part of a study to determine the necessity for widening the river channel. The "Blue Ox," a small tug driven by a 125-horsepower Diesel motor, was trucked from the reservoir above the Grand Coulee Dam to the river below, to be used in sounding operations, part of a study to determine the necessity for widening the river channel. |
| Creator | United States. Bureau of Reclamation |
| Subject | Boats and boating--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Bulldozers--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Trucks--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam |
| Coverage | Tugboats--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Bulldozers; Trucks--United States--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam United States--Washington (State)--Grant County--Grand Coulee Dam site, Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.) |
| Type | Photographs |
| Identifier | cg040b07v10p36.jpg http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/banks,4948 |
| Date | 12/21/1942 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 36)-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 |
