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    • Banks, Frank A.

    • Banks, Frank A.

    • Banks, Frank Arthur, -- 1883-1957.;Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.);Hydroelectric power plants -- Washington (State)

    • Frank A. Banks posing at the completed Grand Coulee Dam.
    • Bulldozer

    • Bulldozer

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

    • Tractor specially equipped to clean trucks used for overburden removal at Grand Coulee Dam.
    • Steamboat Rock

    • Steamboat Rock

    • Columbia Basin; Columbia River Region -- History.

    • Landmark in the upper Grand Coulee about ten miles south of the Grand Coulee Dam.
    • “Water & Life” Exhibit

    • “Water & Life” Exhibit

    • Columbia Basin Project (U.S.); Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.);Hydroelectric power plants -- Washington (State)

    • A visitor learns about the Columbia Basin Project and Grand Coulee Dam.
    • Fiftieth Anniversary Planners

    • Fiftieth Anniversary Planners

    • Columbia Basin Project -- Grand Coulee Dam (Washington) -- 1933-1983; Washington (State) -- Grand Coulee Dam -- History, 1933-1983; Grand Coulee Dam -- Washington (State)

    • The committee responsible for planning the 50th anniversary observance of completion of Grand Coulee Dam. Left to Right: Dick Ahrens, Spokane Chamber of Commerce; Mr. and Mrs. Wistar Burgess, Columbia Basin Development League; Mrs. Aherens;...
    • Grand Coulee Dam Construction

    • Grand Coulee Dam Construction

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

    • The Columbia River flowed through slots in the dam, as other sections were poured.
    • Grand Coulee Dam Site

    • Grand Coulee Dam Site

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

    • Early work under way on both banks of the Columbia.
    • Grand Coulee Dam Construction

    • Grand Coulee Dam Construction

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

    • Two workmen appear to be pressure washing the top of a pour of concrete.
    • The Silos

    • The Silos

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

    • Cement storage silos and unloading platform at Grand Coulee. The cement was pumped from this location to the mixing house at the dam, a distance of over a mile.
    • 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,...
    • Four Cubic-yard Buckets

    • Four Cubic-yard Buckets

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

    • Photo of new equipment being assembled at the contractor’s yard at Coulee City. Flat cars with brand new dump buckets for moving concrete.
    • 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.
    • Tacke, John

    • Tacke, John

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

    • John Tacke was the clean up foreman for MWAK at Grand Coulee Dam.
    • Marsh, L. G.

    • Marsh, L. G.

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

    • L. G. Marsh was the Progress Engineer for MWAK. He kept a record of dirt and rock excavated; steel placed; and concrete poured during the project.
    • Greene, W.

    • Greene, W.

    • Construction workers -- Washington -- History.

    • Greene, W. [No other information provided – cvm – he appears to be in front of the trestle work for the Grand Coulee Dam.
    • Hungry Horse Dam site

    • Hungry Horse Dam site

    • Dams -- Montana; Dam construction -- Montana; Hungry Horse Dam

    • Hungry Horse Dam is on the South Fork of the Flathead River in Montana. The dam was built as part of the Hungry Horse Project to provide hydroelectric power and flood control. At 564 feet, the dam is the 10th highest in the U.S.
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