East Bank Bedrock
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Title |
East Bank Bedrock |
Title Caption |
The east abutment, showing rock prepared for concrete, and several blocks which have been poured along the upstream side of the dam. |
Description |
East abutment with Construction Trestle emerging from bedrock. In the back are the beginnings of form construction and pouring of the East side blocks of the Grand Coulee Dam. In fore ground are workers drilling down to stable bedrock. |
Date Original |
1937-03-26 |
Author |
United States. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Reclamation.; photographer unknown |
Library of Congress Subject Headings |
Gantry cranes--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Concrete--Formwork--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Trestles--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Power hammers--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Construction workers--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam |
TGM Subject |
Drilling & boring machinery; Cranes; Excavation; Diversion weirs |
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 |
cg040b06v5p235.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. 5, pg. 235), 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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