TRASH RACKS (HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES); Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.);Hydroelectric power plants -- Washington (State);Dams -- United States -- Design and construction.
Trash Racks on the upstream side of Grand Coulee Dam. The trash racks were to keep floating debris from entering the penstocks and damaging the turbines.
Spillways -- Design and construction; Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.);Hydroelectric power plants -- Washington (State);Dams -- United States -- Design and construction.
Showalter Hall (Eastern Washington University); State Normal School (Cheney, Wash.); Eastern Washington University -- Buildings; Eastern Washington University -- History
Photograph shows construction on the basement of Showalter Hall, Cheney Normal School (now Eastern Washington University).
Showalter Hall (Eastern Washington University); State Normal School (Cheney, Wash.); Eastern Washington University -- Buildings; Eastern Washington University -- History
Photograph shows the exterior construction of Showalter Hall, Cheney Normal School (now Eastern Washington University).
Showalter Hall (Eastern Washington University); State Normal School (Cheney, Wash.); Eastern Washington University -- Buildings; Eastern Washington University -- History
Photograph shows the construction of auditorium in Showalter Hall, Cheney Normal School (now Eastern Washington University).
Right of way -- Law and legislation -- United States.
Philip Nalder, head of the right of way department for the construction of Grand Coulee Dam. Nalder is nailing a notice to the door of a property purchased by the government indicating that it is now Interior Department property.
The “Government Town” in the foreground, and the “Contractor’s Town” across the river, in the background. Mason City, the contractor’s town, was named for Silas B. Mason.
Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.);Hydroelectric power plants -- Washington (State);Grand Coulee (Wash.);Food service.
Owner of Mike’s Place posed with his heated cart for selling tamales and chili in Grand Coulee, Washington during the construction boom caused by Grand Coulee Dam.
Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.);Hydroelectric power plants -- Washington (State);Dams -- United States -- Design and construction;Railroads -- Design and construction.
The official opening of the contractor’s railroad was on July 29, 1935. Much of the work had been completed several months earlier. Governor Clarence D. Martin was the official engineer for the first official trip.