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Little Dalles, Upper End
Washington State University Libraries
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Little Dalles, Upper End
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Here is shown the upper part of the Little Dalles as they appeared before being drowned out by the rising waters of the reservoir. Even now, when the river is at flood stage, a noticeable current remains as far downstream as the foot of these rapids, some 15 miles below the Canadian border. Here the Columbia was forced to turn on edge in order to pass thru the narrow gorge it had carved in this huge limestone dike which blocked its channel. This channel was widened and cleared with...
The upper little Dalles before being inundated by the rising waters of the Columbia River building behind the Grand Coulee Dam. |
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Part of Western Waters Digital Library: http://harvester.lib.utah.edu/wwdl/; Photographer Unknown
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Clifford R. Koester
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Clearing of land--Washington (State)--Columbia River Valley; Columbia River Valley; Columbia River Watershed; Columbia River
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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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709b1v3p217.jpg
http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/koester,1195 |
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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. 3, Page 217)-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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2008
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