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Title	Excavation for West Highway and Construction Railroad
Title Caption	Excavation and removal of overburden in progress on the left tailrace slide area. Excavation has been completed down to the elevation at which the shovels are working.
Description	The excavation and removal process depicted began in 1940 and was continued throughout 1941 on a daily basis by three shifts of workers. By completion in August, 1941 total excavated material amounted to 1,08,696 cubic yards of common material and 66,178 cubic yards of rock.
Notes	Part of Western Waters Digital Library: http://westernwaters.org/; Photographer Unknown
Author	United States. Bureau of Reclamation
Library of Congress Subject Headings	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
TGM Subject	Excavation; Road Construction--Washington;(State)--Grand Coulee Dam
Type	Image
Genre	Photographs
Geographic Area	United States--Washington (State)--Grant County--Grand Coulee Dam site, Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.)
Identifier	40b7f1pg83.jpg
Date Original	1941-02-17
Publisher	Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries: http://www.libraries.wsu.edu/masc/masc.htm
Source	Is found in Cage 40, Frank Arthur Banks Papers, 1913-1957 http://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/finders/cg40.htm at Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) http://libraries.wsu.edu/masc
Reproduction	To order a reproduction please see: http://www.libraries.wsu.edu/masc/ , or contact Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections: (509) 335-6691.
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Rights Notes	In copyright. Item is in copyright for 120 years from its date of creation due to uncertainty of author's date of death.
Digitization	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
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