Police -- Washington (State) – History; Washington State Patrol -- History.
Two boys, posed with State Patrol Troopers and panel truck No. 15 at Mason City. Troopers identified, left to right: Thomas, Les; Crooks, Jack; and McGinn, F. D.
Oral History; Cheney Women - Interviews; Zoning - United States; Municipal government by commission; City Planning - United States; Planning Commissions - Washington - Cheney; League of Women Voters; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - United States
Oral history interview transcript with Shirley Billings and her topic concerns the Cheney planning commission and her involvement with it.
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);Dams -- United States -- Design and construction; Scrapers (Earthmoving machinery) ; Horse-drawn vehicles -- History
Construction of the temporary railroad from Coulee City to the dam site utilized methods common a half century earlier when the Northern Pacific built its branch to Coulee City. Horse drawn fresno scrapers are being used to grade the roadbed.