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    • Pumping Station Excavation

    • Pumping Station Excavation

    • Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.);Hydroelectric power plants -- Washington (State);Dams -- United States -- Design and construction.

    • Excavation for pumping station to pump water from Lake Roosevelt into the Grand Coulee.
    • Grand Coulee Dam Construction

    • Grand Coulee Dam Construction

    • Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.);Hydroelectric power plants -- Washington (State);Dams -- United States -- Design and construction.

    • Excavation of soil and loose rock, and work on the coffer dam were under way on the east end of the dam.
    • Grand Coulee Dam

    • Grand Coulee Dam

    • Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.);Hydroelectric power plants -- Washington (State);Dams -- United States -- Design and construction.

    • An idea of the size of the structure is provided by comparing the workman and the completed portion of the dam behind him.
    • Grand Coulee Dam

    • Grand Coulee Dam

    • Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.);Hydroelectric power plants -- Washington (State);Dams -- United States -- Design and construction.

    • The foundation level of concrete had been poured.
    • Temporary Gate for Grand Coulee Dam

    • Temporary Gate for Grand Coulee Dam

    • Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.);Hydroelectric power plants -- Washington (State);Dams -- United States -- Design and construction.

    • A temporary floodgate used to close off a slot in the dam is being barged into position.
    • Grand Coulee Dam Construction

    • Grand Coulee Dam Construction

    • Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.);Hydroelectric power plants -- Washington (State);Dams -- United States -- Design and construction.

    • Shows construction method for the lower portion of the dam. Alternating blocks were constructed. The Columbia River was forced through slots by placement of temporary gates on the upstream side of the dam.
    • Forms

    • Forms

    • Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.);Hydroelectric power plants -- Washington (State);Dams -- United States -- Design and construction.

    • Construction of forms for pouring the first blocks of the foundation of the dam.
    • Grand Coulee Dam Construction

    • Grand Coulee Dam Construction

    • Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.);Hydroelectric power plants -- Washington (State);Dams -- United States -- Design and construction;Cofferdams -- Design and construction.

    • The preparation of the southern end of the dam site has had most of the loose rock removed, and the coffer dam complete. The work of removing soil and loose rock on the north end of the dam was still under way.
    • Coffer Dam Construction

    • Coffer Dam Construction

    • Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.);Hydroelectric power plants -- Washington (State);Dams -- United States -- Design and construction;Cofferdams -- Design and construction.

    • Coffer dam construction at Grand Coulee Dam.
    • Spray Nozzles

    • Spray Nozzles

    • Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.);Hydroelectric power plants -- Washington (State);Dams -- United States -- Design and construction;Concrete construction.

    • Spray nozzles for use curing concrete in Grand Coulee Dam.
    • Martin, Clarence D., on the first Official Train to Grand Coulee

    • Martin, Clarence D., on the first Official Train to Grand Coulee

    • 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.
    • McNary Dam

    • McNary Dam

    • McNary Dam (Wash.);Hydroelectric power plants -- Washington (State);Dams -- United States -- Design and construction.

    • McNary Dam construction began in 1947, powerhouse completed in 1957.
    • McNary Dam

    • McNary Dam

    • McNary Dam (Wash.);Hydroelectric power plants -- Washington (State);Dams -- United States -- Design and construction.

    • Construction of McNary Dam began in 1947.
    • Spillway, Grand Coulee Dam

    • Spillway, Grand Coulee Dam

    • Spillways -- Design and construction; Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.);Hydroelectric power plants -- Washington (State);Dams -- United States -- Design and construction.

    • The bottom of the spillway, nearing completion.
    • Trash Racks

    • Trash Racks

    • 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.
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