Structures which were to be inundated by the reservoir were removed before the lake started to fill. The photo appears to show the destruction of one of the piers which supported the Great Northern bridge across the Columbia at Marcus, Washington.
Right of way -- Law and legislation -- United States; Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake (Wash.); Marcus (Wash.) Photographs.
Catherine Michel age approximately 80, lived near Marcus, Washington. The Michels had to relocate along with the other residents of Marcus when Lake Roosevelt inundated the original town site.