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    • 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.
    • 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.
    • Going on Shift

    • Going on Shift

    • Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.);Hydroelectric power plants -- Washington (State)

    • Workers with lunches heading to the job site. Trestle and cranes for initial foundation work on Grand Coulee Dam in background.
    • Demolishing a House

    • Demolishing a House

    • Wrecking; Kettle Falls site (Wash. : State); Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake (Wash.)

    • Demolition work at the old town of Kettle Falls. Homes were either moved, or demolished prior to inundation following the completion of Grand Coulee Dam.
    • Dam Site and Towns

    • Dam Site and Towns

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

    • Over view of the work area looking southwest.
    • Coffer Dam Construction

    • Coffer Dam Construction

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

    • Construction at Grand Coulee Dam, showing several aspects of work. Drillers with air drills working to get down to un-fractured bedrock, coffer dam construction, and the overhead conveyor belt transporting aggregate to the concrete mixing plants.
    • Steel Work

    • Steel Work

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

    • Steel worker assembling reinforcing steel for the Third Powerhouse at Grand Coulee Dam.
    • Steel Work

    • Steel Work

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

    • Assembling reinforcing steel for the Third Powerhouse project at Grand Coulee Dam.
    • Grand Coulee Dam Construction

    • Grand Coulee Dam Construction

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

    • Steel Trestle work under construction. Overburden has been removed exposing bedrock. Coffer dam visible in background.
    • Foundation Work at Grand Coulee

    • Foundation Work at Grand Coulee

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

    • Portions of the foundation level of Grand Coulee Dam have been poured, others remain to be poured. In the foreground, cooling coils are visible. These were required to maintain the desired temperature for optimum curing of the concrete.
    • Grand Coulee Dam Site

    • Grand Coulee Dam Site

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

    • Early construction work at the dam site. Removal of overburden was under way. View looking upstream.
    • Shift Change

    • Shift Change

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

    • Workers going to work pass those coming off the job on Grand Coulee Dam
    • Trains Carrying Concrete

    • Trains Carrying Concrete

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

    • Concrete was carried from the mixing plant to the job site in four cubic yard buckets, which were loaded on flat cars, each carrying four of the buckets at a time. The trains ran out onto temporary trestle work, and cranes picked up the buckets,...
    • Mop Up Work

    • Mop Up Work

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

    • Men using an air siphon to mop up water during the construction of Grand Coulee Dam.
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