Riverbanks and slope protection--submerging the floating caisson
Title
Riverbanks and slope protection--submerging the floating caisson
Creator
Fuller , H.W .
Date
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 .
Subject (LCSH)
Dam construction--Washington (State)--1940-1950
Location Depicted
United States--Washington--Grant County
Region
Grand Coulee Dam
Source
PG 94 , Box 1 , Folder Riverbank and Slope Protection and Floating Caisson for Repairing Spillway Bucket , 2 6157
Identifier
94-2-6157
Publisher
University of Idaho Library Digital Initiatives , http://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/
Digital Collection
Columbia River Basin Project Collection
Holding Institution
University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, http://www.lib.uidaho.edu/special-collections/
Collection Website
http://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/crbp/
Language
eng
Date Digital
2010-07
Type
Image;StillImage
Format
image/jpg
Rights
No Copyright. Material made available by United States Army Corps of Engineers. For more information, please contact University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives Department at libspec@uidaho.edu.
Rights (Standardized)
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Digitization Specifications
200 dpi grayscale jpg displayed. Scanned with Epson Expression 1640XL scanner using VueScan 8.6.35 scanning software. Master file is a 400 dpi Tiff.
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