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A Normal Day's Work
Washington State University Libraries
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A Normal Day's Work
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Here is a scene which was typical of the whole construction areas; appearing to the uninitiated as a bewildering confusion of materials, men, and machines, while actually the work was progressing in a very systematical and orderly manner, with each man an allocated task. In spite of the unprecedented use of machines, men of a great variety of crafts were employed, and much manual labor was required in building the dam." In placing the concrete blocks an allowance of not more than 25 feet in...
Each worker systematically went about their duties to make a relatively seamless construction process. |
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Part of Western Waters Digital Library: http://harvester.lib.utah.edu/wwdl/; Photographer Unknown
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| Creator |
Clifford R. Koester
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Construction workers--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Vibrators--Foundations--Design and construction--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Concrete--Reinforcing bars--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Concrete dams--Foundations--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Shovels--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam
Concrete; Construction employees |
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Photograph
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United States--Washington (State)--Grant County--Grand Coulee Dam site, Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.)
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709b1v2p141.jpg
http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/koester,1006 |
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Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries: http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/masc.htm
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A History of the Columbia Basin Project (Vol. 2, Page 141)-Cage 709: Clifford R. Koester Papers, 1927-1972: http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/finders/cg709.htm
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| Rights |
To order a reproduction please see: http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/policies.htm , or contact Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections: (509) 335-6691.
For permission to publish please contact Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections: (509) 335-6691. |
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Original photographic prints were scanned at 24 bit 3000 pixels by the long side for master TIFF files on an Plustek OpticBook 3600 Plus. Also, 24 bit 150 PPI JPEGs were created with the OpticBook 3600 Plus and added to the CONTENTdm database at the WSU Libraries
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English
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| Date |
2008
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