Rock Grouting Hole
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Title |
Rock Grouting Hole |
Title Caption |
Drilling a grout hole in the pumping plant foundation rock. This is a diamond drill rotated by compressed air and washed by a jet of water to keep the drill rod cool to remove the cuttings. |
Description |
Drilling a grout hole in the pumping plant foundation rock. This is a diamond drill rotated by compressed air and washed by a jet of water to keep the drill rod cool to remove the cuttings. |
Date Original |
1939-06-07 |
Author |
United States. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Reclamation.; Messrs. Johnson and Erickson selected photographs from photographers Pomeroy, Robinson, and Russell. |
Library of Congress Subject Headings |
Rock-drills--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Construction workers--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Excavation--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Pumping Plant; Pumping stations--Design and construction--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Core drilling--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Drag bits [Drilling and Boring]--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam |
TGM Subject |
Grouting; Drilling & boring machinery; Pumping plants |
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 |
cg040b07v7p180.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. 7, pg. 180), 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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