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Specifications No. 2475, March 24, 1949. This photograph was taken as the floating caisson was being submerged in the spillway bucket during its initial trial operation. The caisson barge with operating equipment is shown floating between the caisson towers. In the foreground is the caisson 'A' frame anchored to the spillway face, and in the background are the divers' barge, the work barge, and the personnel skiff. This work is being performed by Pacific Bridge Company, as part of their contract for repair of the spillway of Grand Coulee Dam.
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Title:
Submerging The Floating Caisson (Riverbanks and slope protection)
Creator:
Fuller, H.W.
Date Created:
1949-03-24
Description:
Specifications No. 2475, March 24, 1949. This photograph was taken as the floating caisson was being submerged in the spillway bucket during its initial trial operation. The caisson barge with operating equipment is shown floating between the caisson towers. In the foreground is the caisson 'A' frame anchored to the spillway face, and in the background are the divers' barge, the work barge, and the personnel skiff. This work is being performed by Pacific Bridge Company, as part of their contract for repair of the spillway of Grand Coulee Dam.
Subjects:
dam construction riverbanks and slope protection
Location:
Washington (State) Grant County
Latitude:
47.942326
Longitude:
-118.988028
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:
94-2-6157
Type:
Image;StillImage
Format:
image/jpeg

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"Submerging The Floating Caisson (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/crbp950.html
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