Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist (Spokane, Wash.); Church architecture -- Washington (State); Construction; Hoisting machinery
Photograph of an unknown man in a suit, brimmed hat and gloves, showing manual winches on lifting crane at the construction of St. John's Cathedral in Spokane Washington.
Geology -- Washington (State); Strip mining; Fort George Wright (Wash.) -- History
Photo of a gravel pit located at Fort George Wright in Spokane, WA. Photo includes quarrying machinery and an automobile from the period (1920's or 1930's).
Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.);Hydroelectric power plants -- Washington (State);Dams -- United States -- Design and construction; Scrapers (Earthmoving machinery) ; Horse-drawn vehicles -- History
Construction of the temporary railroad from Coulee City to the dam site utilized methods common a half century earlier when the Northern Pacific built its branch to Coulee City. Horse drawn fresno scrapers are being used to grade the roadbed.