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Showing general area of section 'A' for placement of granite armor rock along the left bank of the Columbia River below Grand Coulee Dam. The section extends from the crane upstream to a point opposite the large concrete blocks, showing on the riprap slope a little to the right of the center of the picture and just above the debris. These concrete blocks are from the excavation of the Shasta generating units and withstood the flood waters of 1948. This work is performed by J.A.Terteling and Sons, Inc., under provisions of negotiated contract I2r-18456, Specifications 2636
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Title:
Armor Rock Along The Riverbank [02] (Riverbanks and slope protection)
Creator:
Roderick, J.D.
Date Created:
1949-04-26
Description:
Showing general area of section 'A' for placement of granite armor rock along the left bank of the Columbia River below Grand Coulee Dam. The section extends from the crane upstream to a point opposite the large concrete blocks, showing on the riprap slope a little to the right of the center of the picture and just above the debris. These concrete blocks are from the excavation of the Shasta generating units and withstood the flood waters of 1948. This work is performed by J.A.Terteling and Sons, Inc., under provisions of negotiated contract I2r-18456, Specifications 2636
Subjects:
canal construction workers riverbanks and slope protection
Location:
Washington (State) Grant County Grand Coulee Dam
Latitude:
47.960801
Longitude:
-118.975736
Publisher:
University of Idaho Library Digital Initiatives, http://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/
Source:
Army Corps of Engineers Dam Construction photographs, 1933-1965, PG 94, University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives
Finding Aid:
https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv165618
Source Identifier:
94-3-19076
Type:
Image;StillImage
Format:
image/jpeg

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"Armor Rock Along The Riverbank [02] (Riverbanks and slope protection)", Columbia River Basin Project: Dam Construction in the Pacific Northwest, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/crbp/items/crbp944.html
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