Graving Dock Excavation

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Washington State University Libraries


Field	Value

Title	Graving Dock Excavation

Description	By Nov. 15, 1944 excavation of the graving dock area had progressed this far. During the succeeding year excavation plans were enlarged, due to hydraulic studies conducted with model of the river channel, and the right river embankment riprapped. Excavation of material in connection with the graving dock alone amounted to 74,768 cubic yards of common and 150 yards of rock.

Relation	Part of Western Waters Digital Library: http://harvester.lib.utah.edu/wwdl/; Photographer Unknown

Creator	Clifford R. Koester

Subject	Dry docks--Columbia River Dump trucks--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam Excavation

Type	Photograph

Coverage	United States--Washington (State)--Grant County--Grand Coulee Dam site, Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.)

Identifier	709b1v3p302.jpg http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/koester,1253

Date	11/15/1944 2008

Publisher	Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries: http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/masc.htm

Source	A History of the Columbia Basin Project (Vol. 3, Page 302)-Cage 709: Clifford R. Koester Papers, 1927-1972: http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/finders/cg709.htm

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.

Format	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

Language	English