Geology -- Washington (State); Waterfalls; Volcanic rock; Canyons
Photo of Dry Falls, a dry cliff that stands 400 ft. high and 3.5 miles wide. Dry Falls is a feature of Grand Coulee Canyon, which is part of the channeled scablands of eastern Washington.
Cheney State Normal School -- Field trips; Fossils; School field trips
Photo of what appears to be a class field trip. Eighteen or nineteen students appear to be looking for fossils on a hillside of sedimentary rock. Students' apparel, including hats, is indicative of the 1920s.
Photograph looking down on the Palouse Falls in eastern Washington. The falls have a height of approximately 196 ft. Basalt cliffs line the canyon surrounding the falls.
Eastern Washington State College -- Students; Geology
Photograph of an Eastern Washington State College (currently Eastern Washington University) Geology student examing a rock sample with faculty member Martin Mumma looking on.
Eastern Washington State College -- Students; Geology
Photograph of Eastern Washington State College (currently Eastern Washington University) Geology student Lee C. Nesbit examining rock samples with a hand lens.
Photograph of the Palouse Canyon below the falls, in eastern Washington. Basalt cliffs line the canyon walls and the Palouse River winds its way down to join the Snake River.
Showalter Hall (Eastern Washington University); Pillars of Hercules (Eastern Washington University); Rock formations;
Pillars of Hercules and Showalter Hall. Showalter Hall was named in honor of the school's president Noah Showalter, 1911-26. The Pillars of Hercules were built in 1915 as a memorial to the administration building that was destroyed by fire in...
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.