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  • The Last Tree
  • Reservoirs--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Celebrations--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Celebrations--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Tree felling--Reservoirs--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam
  • The last tree remaining on the Columbia River reservoir area, being felled by Mr. F.A. Banks, Supervising Engineer of the Bureau of Reclamation, and Mr. Carl W. Smith, State Administrator of the Work Projects Administration. The location is in the...
  • Frank A. Banks Collection
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  • Washington State Guard
  • Military training--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam
  • Washington State Guard. Members, employees of the Bureau and the contractor, were given basic military training according to army standards, by experienced veteran officers.
  • Frank A. Banks Collection
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  • State Highway No. 22
  • State highways
  • Newly constructed section of primary state highway No. 22 which was relocated to higher ground.
  • Frank A. Banks Collection
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  • Washington State Convention of the National Federal Employees
  • Employees--Washington (State)--Columbia River Basin Project (U.S.)
  • Officers and delegates of the Washington State Convention of the National Federation of Federal Employees, held at Coulee Dam.
  • Frank A. Banks Collection
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  • Senators and Congressmen Visit Grand Coulee Dam
  • Visiting--State officials
  • A distinguished and veteran Senator visits Grand Coulee Dam. From left to right, Congressman Charles H. Leavy of Washington, Senator Homer T. Bone of Washington, Senator George W. Norris of Nebraska, and Senator Mon C. Wallgren of Washington;...
  • Frank A. Banks Collection
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  • Detillion Bridge
  • Vehicle bridges; State highways
  • High water carries away the Detillion bridge across the Spokane River. Construction is now in progress on a new bridge at a higher elevation on the relocation of primary state highway No. 22
  • Frank A. Banks Collection
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  • Narrows Highway Bridge
  • Vehicle bridges; State highways
  • Construction in progress on the piers and abutments for the new highway bridge across the Spokane River at the narrows. Relocated Primary State Highway No. 22 will cross the Columbia River Reservoir on this bridge.
  • Frank A. Banks Collection
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  • Kettle Falls Highway Bridge
  • Vehicle bridges; State highways
  • Construction in progress on pier for new highway bridge at Kettle Falls. Relocated primary state highway No. 3 will cross the Columbia River Reservoir on this bridge.
  • Frank A. Banks Collection
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  • Penstock Hoisting
  • Penstocks--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Equipment & personnel transportation; Spillways--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam
  • A main unit penstock section about to be hoisted into a right power house turbine pit. A total of 126 sections was moved by this method into the right power house turbine pits without a single mishap.
  • Frank A. Banks Collection
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  • Excavation for West Highway and Construction Railroad
  • Excavation; Road construction--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Barges--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam
  • A photograph taken from atop of the Grand Coulee Dam showing the excavation and process of the left tailrace area.
  • Frank A. Banks Collection
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  • Downstream View of Dam Construction
  • Conveying systems--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Dam construction; Trestles
  • Downstream view of Dam construction activities on the eastern and central portions of the Columbia River.
  • Frank A. Banks Collection
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  • Aggregate Stock Piles
  • Conveying systems--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Excavation; Brett Gravel Pit
  • Shown here are the giant piles of raw materials, sorted and categorized, that would make up the materials used to produce the Grand Coulee Dam. Notice the extent of the excavation from Brett Gravel Pit.
  • Frank A. Banks Collection
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  • Conveyor Suspension Bridge
  • Conveying systems--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Excavation; Brett Gravel Pit
  • Seen here is the central tower of the conveyor system construction and excavation workers used to remove spoil from the Grand Coulee Dam site.
  • Frank A. Banks Collection
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  • Long View of Conveyor
  • Concrete; Conveying systems--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Excavation; Brett Gravel Pit
  • This image shows a view of the Cross river conveyor system on its way to Rattlesnake gorge to deposit spoil from Grand Coulee excavation activities and also to carry materials to the concrete production facilities on the Westside of the Columbia...
  • Frank A. Banks Collection
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  • Cement Mixing Plant
  • Concrete; Conveying systems--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam
  • Shown her is a bottom up view of the Westmix facility with particular attention paid to the placing trestle on the right hand side. This placing trestle had rails that would deliver the four yard concrete buckets to the Wiley Cranes stationed on...
  • Frank A. Banks Collection
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  • Cement Mixing Equipment
  • Concrete; Conveying systems--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam
  • Image of the filling and discharge end of the Koehring four-yard Eastmix concrete mixers.
  • Frank A. Banks Collection
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  • Cement Mixing Equipment
  • Concrete; Conveying systems--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam
  • Exterior of the four Eastmix Koehring four-yard mixers.
  • Frank A. Banks Collection
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  • Cement Mixing Equipment
  • Concrete; Conveying systems--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam
  • This image shows the batcher control room that controlled the portions, mixing, and release of the four-yard loads of concrete.
  • Frank A. Banks Collection
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  • Batcher Control Room
  • Concrete; Conveying systems--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam
  • This image shows the batcher control room that controlled the portions, mixing, and release of the four-yard loads of concrete at the Eastmix mixing facility.
  • Frank A. Banks Collection
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  • Batcher Control Room
  • Concrete; Conveying systems--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam
  • This image shows the batcher control room that controlled the portions, mixing, and release of the four-yard loads of concrete at the Eastmix mixing facility. Specifically this image shows the scales that measured out the individual loads of...
  • Frank A. Banks Collection

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