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Specification No. 2475, March 24, 1949. When this photograph was taken the floating caisson was anchored by its 'A' frame to the spillway bucket section. The caisson barge with machinery for operating the caisson is between the towers. At the left are rafts carrying power line to the caisson barge. In the background are floats carrying maneuvering lines, a sea mule, and a dredging barge. This operation is being performed by Pacific Bridge Company, contractors, as part of their contract to repair the spillway bucket section of Grand Coulee Dam.
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Title:
Anchored Caisson (Riverbanks and slope protection)
Creator:
Pomeroy, F.B.
Date Created:
1949-03-24
Description:
Specification No. 2475, March 24, 1949. When this photograph was taken the floating caisson was anchored by its 'A' frame to the spillway bucket section. The caisson barge with machinery for operating the caisson is between the towers. At the left are rafts carrying power line to the caisson barge. In the background are floats carrying maneuvering lines, a sea mule, and a dredging barge. This operation is being performed by Pacific Bridge Company, contractors, as part of their contract to repair the spillway bucket section of Grand Coulee Dam.
Subjects:
dam construction riverbanks and slope protection
Location:
Washington (State) Grant County
Latitude:
47.942366
Longitude:
-118.988038
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:
94-3-18743
Type:
Image;StillImage
Format:
image/jpeg

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"Anchored 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/crbp951.html
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