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.
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.
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,...
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.
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.
Dams -- Montana; Dam construction -- Montana; Hungry Horse Dam
Photograph of construction workers pouring cement at the Hungry Horse Dam construction. 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....
Dams -- Montana; Dam construction -- Montana; Hungry Horse Dam
Photograph of construction workers sand blasting at the construction of the Hungry Horse Dam. 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...
Architectural drawing of the McNary Dam, a 7365 foot hydroelectric dam that spans the Columbia River. McNary Dam is located one mile east of Umatilla, Oregon.
Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.) ;Watt, James G., -- 1938-;United States. -- Dept. of the Interior -- Officials and employees.;Hydroelectric power plants -- Washington (State);Dedication services.
Dedication of third power house at Grand Coulee Dam. Honored guests included Secretary of Interior James G. Watt seated at center right, behind and to the left of the speaker at the rostrum.