Arrival of Transformer
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Title |
Arrival of Transformer |
Title Caption |
First of the huge 36,000 kv.-a. transformers to arrive at Coulee Dam. The contractor's 16-wheel trailer was used to transport the transformer from the railroad yards to the left powerhouse. The three trucks in the rear were used for additional braking power on the downhill grades. |
Description |
Private contractor the General Electric Company furnished transformers under the specifications order number 896. This photograph shows the first of many transformers being delivered to the Grand Coulee Dam. |
Date Original |
1941-01-04 |
Author |
United States. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Reclamation.; photographer unknown |
Library of Congress Subject Headings |
Electric transformers--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Construction contracts--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Dump trucks--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.)--Photographs |
TGM Subject |
Dams; Trestles; Dump trucks--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Electrical apparatus |
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 |
cg040b07f4pg231.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. 9, pg. 231), 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 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. |
Notes |
Part of Western Waters Digital Library, http://westernwaters.org/ |
Language |
English |
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