Block 39 Excavation
Rating |
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Title |
Block 39 Excavation |
Title Caption |
Rock excavation in block 39 |
Description |
Photograph demonstrates concentration of labor power required for excavation activities where men were the mass expenditure in lieu of machinery that was less efficient in the cramped excavation of the deeper crevices in the river bed. |
Date Original |
1936-06-17 |
Author |
United States. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Reclamation.; photographer unknown |
Library of Congress Subject Headings |
Foundations--Design and construction--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.)--Excavation; Construction workers--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam |
TGM Subject |
Dam construction; Excavation; Civil engineering; Erosion protection works; Concrete; Construction employees |
Type |
Image |
Genre |
Photographs |
Geographic Area |
United States--Washington (State)--Grant County--Grand Coulee Dam site; United States--Washington (State)--Grant County--Grand Coulee Dam |
Identifier |
cg040b05v4p152.jpg |
Publisher |
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries: https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/ |
Source |
Is found in A History of the Columbia Basin Project (vol. 4, pg. 152), Cage 40, Frank A. Banks Papers https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/finders/cg40.htm at Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc |
Rights |
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/ |
Rights Notes |
No known copyright. Item is in public domain as it was created by the United States government. |
Digitization |
Original photographic prints were scanned at 24 bit 3000 pixels by the long side for master TIFF files on an Epson Expression 10,000 XL scanner. While 24 bit 150 PPI JPEG also created and added to the CONTENTdm database at the WSU Libraries. |
Notes |
Part of Western Waters Digital Library, http://westernwaters.org/ |
Language |
English |
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