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Thomas J. Page photograph collection, 1934-1938
Overview of the Collection
- Collector
- Page, Thomas Jennings, 1912-1991
- Title
- Thomas J. Page photograph collection
- Dates
- 1934-1938 (inclusive)19341938
- Quantity
- 424 black and white photographic prints (2 boxes) ; 8 x 10 in.
- Collection Number
- PH0238
- Summary
- Photographs of the construction of the Grand Coulee Dam, 1934-1938.
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
-
The collection is open to all users.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Thomas J. Page (1912-1991) was born in Spokane, Washington. He graduated from the University of Washington in 1937 with a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering. He then worked on the Grand Coulee Dam construction project on the Columbia River in central Washington State. The dam was created as part of the Columbia Basin Irrigation Project to develop the Columbia River for waterpower, irrigation, and flood control. After initial excavation of the site began in 1933, construction of the dam was undertaken primarily between 1935 and 1942.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection contains images of the Grand Coulee Dam during its construction between 1934 and 1938. Thomas J. Page collected these photographs while he was working on the Grand Coulee Dam construction project. He assembled the photographs into albums. Because the albums were deteriorating, the photographs have been removed from the albums, but the original order and page numbers have been retained.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
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Restrictions on Use
Selected images can be viewed on the Libraries' Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials Curator is required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Grand Coulee Dam Album 1Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/1 | 1 | January 4, 1934 | |
1/1 | 2 | January 4, 1934 | |
1/1 | 3a | March 1934 | |
1/1 | 3b, 4a | March 1934 | |
1/1 | 4b | March 1934 | |
1/1 | 5a | March 1934 | |
1/1 | 5b | March 1934 | |
1/1 | 6a | March 23, 1934 | |
1/1 | 6b | March 23, 1934 | |
1/1 | 7a, 7b | 1934? | |
1/1 | 8a | March 26, 1934 | |
1/1 | 8b, 9a | March 27, 1934 | |
1/1 | 9b | April 20, 1934 | |
box:oversize | |||
XH1 | 10 | April 20, 1934 | |
Box/Folder | |||
1/2 | 11 | April 18, 1934 | |
1/2 | 12 | April 18, 1934 | |
1/2 | 13-15 | July 1934 | |
1/2 | 16a | July 1, 1934 | |
1/2 | 16b | September 20, 1934 | |
1/2 | 17a | September 20, 1934 | |
1/2 | 17b | July 1934 | |
1/2 | 18 | July 1934 | |
1/2 | 19 | Early excavation |
July 1934 |
1/2 | 20 | September 20, 1934 | |
1/2 | 21 | December 2, 1934 | |
1/3 | 22 | December 1, 1934 | |
1/3 | 23a | April 25, 1935 | |
1/3 | 23b | 1935? | |
1/3 | 24 | February 15, 1935 | |
1/3 | 25 | May 1935 | |
1/3 | 26 | 1935? | |
1/3 | 27a, 27b | June 25, 1935 | |
1/3 | 28a | July 22, 1935 | |
1/3 | 28b | August 1, 1935 | |
1/3 | 29a | Belt conveyor |
September 20, 1935 |
1/3 | 29b | September 19, 1935 | |
1/3 | 30 | Grand Coulee Dam site |
June 1, 1935 |
1/3 | 31 | June 24, 1935 | |
1/3 | 32 | July 22, 1935 | |
1/4 | 33 | August 30, 1935 | |
1/4 | 34 | August 2, 1935 | |
1/4 | 35 | September 18, 1935 | |
1/4 | 36 | 1935? | |
box:oversize | |||
XH1 | 37a-b |
Panorama of the Grand Coulee Dam
project 2-part panorama. There may have been a 3rd panel, which is
missing.
|
September 5, 1935 |
Box/Folder | |||
1/4 | 38 | September 26, 1935 | |
1/4 | 39 | September 27, 1935 | |
1/4 | 40a, 40b | Belt conveyor |
September 20, 1935 |
1/4 | 41 | October 1, 1935 | |
1/4 | 42 | December 6, 1935 | |
1/4 | 43 | 1935 | |
1/5 | 44 | December 3, 1935 | |
1/5 | 45 | December 30, 1935 | |
1/5 | 46 | January 2, 1936 | |
1/5 | 47-48 | January 2, 1936 | |
1/5 | 49 | January 3, 1936 | |
mapcase | |||
M271 | 50 |
Panorama of the Grand Coulee Dam
project Written on edge and on verso of photograph: 470.
|
April 2, 1936 |
Box/Folder | |||
1/5 | 51 | March 31, 1936 | |
1/5 | 52 | April 15, 1936 | |
1/5 | 53 | March 4, 1936 | |
1/5 | 54 | 1936? | |
1/6 | 55 | Truck wheels |
1936? |
mapcase | |||
M271 | 56 | May 12, 1936 | |
Box/Folder | |||
1/6 | 57 | April 15, 1936 | |
1/6 | 58 | April 27, 1936 | |
1/6 | 59 | April 29, 1936 | |
1/6 | 60 | April 29, 1936 | |
1/6 | 61 | May 8, 1936 | |
1/6 | 62 |
Bridge support pillar "The Pier tilted and had to be tied back with a 'dead man.'"
|
May 12, 1936 |
1/6 | 63 | May 12, 1936 | |
1/6 | 64 | June 9, 1936 | |
1/6 | 65 | June 17, 1936 | |
1/7 | 66 | July 16, 1936 | |
1/7 | 67 | July 31, 1936 | |
1/7 | 68 | [blank album page] |
|
1/7 | 69 | Excavation |
July 23, 1936 |
1/7 | 70 | July 22, 1936 | |
1/7 | 71 | July 23, 1936 | |
1/7 | 72 | July 24, 1936 | |
1/7 | 73 | August 1936 | |
1/7 | 74 | August 1936 | |
1/7 | 75 | Grand Coulee Dam site |
August 26, 1936 |
1/7 | 76 | August 29, 1936 | |
1/8 | 77 | September 24, 1936 | |
mapcase | |||
M271 | 78 | Panorama of the Grand Coulee Dam
project 3-part panorama.
|
August 26, 1936 |
Box/Folder | |||
1/8 | 79 | Grand Coulee Dam site |
August 29, 1936 |
1/8 | 80 | September 3, 1936 | |
1/8 | 81 | September 29, 1936 | |
1/8 | 82 | September 29, 1936 | |
1/8 | 83 | [blank album page] |
|
1/8 | 84 | Grand Coulee Dam site |
September 28, 1936 |
1/8 | 85 | January 4, 1937 | |
1/8 | 86 | November 6, 1936 | |
1/8 | 87 | November 20, 1936 | |
1/9 | 88 | 1936? | |
1/9 | 89 | [blank album page] |
|
1/9 | 90-92 | December 2, 1936 | |
1/9 | 93 | December 2, 1936 | |
1/9 | 94 | Grand Coulee Dam site |
December 2, 1936 |
1/9 | 95 | January 1937 | |
mapcase | |||
M271 | 96 | Panorama of the Grand Coulee Dam
project 3-part panorama.
Written on photograph and on verso: 397.
|
January 5, 1937 |
Box/Folder | |||
1/9 | 97 | [blank album page] |
|
1/9 | 98 | February 6, 1937 | |
1/10 | 99 | March 6, 1937 | |
mapcase | |||
M271 | 100 | Panorama of the Grand Coulee Dam
project 4-part panorama.
Written on front of photograph and on verso: 776.
|
March 1937 |
Box/Folder | |||
1/10 | 101 | Grand Coulee Dam site |
March 14, 1937 |
1/10 | 102 | 1937 | |
1/10 | 103 | Trestles for the Grand Coulee Dam
project |
April 2, 1937 |
1/10 | 104 | Grand Coulee Dam site |
April 17, 1937 |
1/10 | 105 | May 18, 1937 | |
1/10 | 106 | April 17, 1937 | |
1/10 | 107-108 | April 23, 1937 | |
box:oversize | |||
XH1 | 109a-b | Panorama of the Grand Coulee Dam
site 2-part panorama.
|
April 23, 1937 |
Box/Folder | |||
1/11 | 110 | May 11, 1937 | |
1/11 | 111 | May 18, 1937 | |
1/11 | 112 | June 3, 1937 | |
1/11 | 113 | [blank album page] |
|
1/11 | 114 | Foundation work for the Grand Coulee
Dam |
June 4, 1937 |
1/11 | 115-116 | June 8, 1937 | |
1/11 | 117 | Foundation work |
June 19, 1937 |
1/11 | 118 | Cranes excavating at the Grand Coulee
Dam project |
June 19, 1937 |
1/11 | 119-120 | June 24, 1937 | |
1/12 | 121-124 | June 29, 1937 | |
1/12 | 125 | June 29, 1937 | |
1/12 | 126-127 | June 30, 1937 | |
1/12 | 128 | June 30, 1937 | |
1/12 | 129-130 | July 9, 1937 | |
1/12 | 131 | July 9, 1937 | |
1/13 | 132-133 | July 12, 1937 | |
1/13 | 134-135 | July 12, 1937 | |
1/13 | 136 | Foundation work |
July 12, 1937 |
1/13 | 137 | 1937? | |
1/13 | 138 | August 4, 1937 | |
1/13 | 139 | August 5, 1937 | |
1/13 | 140 | August 5, 1937 | |
1/13 | 141 | August 1937 | |
1/13 | 142 | Foundations at night |
August 5, 1937 |
1/14 | 143 | August 10, 1937 | |
1/14 | 144 | 1937? | |
1/14 | 145 | August 18, 1937 | |
1/14 | 146 | October 2, 1937 | |
1/14 | 147 | [blank album page] |
|
1/14 | 148 | Damsite and camps |
September 1, 1937 |
1/14 | 149 | Placing concrete |
September 10, 1937 |
1/14 | 150-152 | Pulling truck out of river |
1937? |
1/14 | 153 | Upstream part of dam |
September 4, 1937 |
1/15 | 154 | [blank album page] |
|
1/15 | 155 | Gravel chute |
September 7, 1937 |
1/15 | 156-157 | Gravel works |
Septemebr 7, 1937 |
1/15 | 158-159 | Gravel work |
September 8, 1937 |
1/15 | 160 | Gravel chute |
September 8, 1937 |
1/15 | 161 | Conveyor belt |
Septemebr 10, 1937 |
1/15 | 162 | Hillside |
September 21, 1937 |
1/15 | 163-164 | Rounded structure on ramp |
September 22, 1937 |
1/16 | 165 | Presidential (F.D.R.) visit |
October 2, 1937 |
1/16 | 166 | President Roosevelt speaking to crowd, Grand Coulee dam
project |
October 2, 1937 |
1/16 | 167 |
President Franklin Roosevelt
visit "Tom Page in the background."
|
October 2, 1937 |
1/16 | 168 | October 2, 1937 | |
1/16 | 169 | October 2, 1937 | |
1/16 | 170 | October 4, 1937 | |
1/16 | 171 | Large tube section on railroad
cars |
October 4, 1937 |
1/16 | 172 | October 4, 1937 | |
1/16 | 173 | 1937? | |
1/16 | 174 | October 5, 1937 | |
1/16 | 175 | [blank album page] |
|
1/17 | 176 | October 5, 1937 | |
1/17 | 177 | Water passing through |
October 5, 1937 |
1/17 | 178 | Grand Coulee Dam
construction |
October 5, 1937 |
1/17 | 179 | October 6, 1937 | |
1/17 | 180 | October 6, 1937 | |
1/17 | 181 | 1937? | |
1/17 | 182 | 1937? | |
1/17 | 183 | October 6, 1937 | |
1/17 | 184 |
Officials with model of Grand Coulee
Dam site "Conner, Guy F. Atkinson, Hobin."
|
October 14, 1937 |
1/17 | 185 | October 14, 1937 | |
1/17 | 186 | October 14, 1937 | |
1/18 | 187 | [blank album page] |
|
1/18 | 188-190 | October 14, 1937 | |
1/18 | 191 | In tubes |
November 1, 1937 |
1/18 | 192 | November 1, 1937 | |
1/18 | 193 | "Thomas Page in tubes at Grand
Coulee" |
November 1, 1937 |
1/18 | 194-195 | November 3, 1937 | |
1/18 | 196 | November 16, 1937 | |
1/18-1/19 | 197-198 | 1937? | |
1/19 | 199 | November 9, 1937 | |
1/19 | 200 | Wall at the Grand Coulee Dam
site |
November 13, 1937 |
1/19 | 201 | November 15, 1937 | |
1/19 | 202 | Behind dam |
1937? |
1/19 | 203 | Behind dam |
November 15, 1937 |
Grand Coulee Dam Album 2Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box/Folder | item | ||
2/1 | 204-205 | President Franklin Roosevelt
visit |
October 2, 1937 |
2/1 | 206 | July 22, 1936 | |
2/1 | 207 | Kettle Falls |
August 1936 |
2/1 | 208 | [blank album page] |
|
2/1 | 209 | September 16, 1937 | |
2/1 | 210-211 | Small spillway |
September 15, 1937 |
2/1 | 212 | September 15, 1937 | |
2/1 | 213 | September 16, 1937 | |
2/1 | 214 | River |
September 17, 1937 |
2/2 | 215-216 | September 17, 1937 | |
2/2 | 217 | [missing] |
|
2/2 | 218 | Small dam |
September 17, 1937 |
2/2 | 219 | September 19, 1937 | |
2/2 | 220 | Orchard and irrigation
canal |
1937? |
2/2 | 221 | Orchard in bloom |
1937? |
2/2 | 222-223 | June 1, 1938 | |
2/2 | 224 | River view |
June 1, 1938 |
2/2 | 225 | Kettle Falls |
June 2, 1938 |
2/3 | 226 | River view |
June 2, 1938 |
2/3 | 227 | June 3, 1938 | |
2/3 | 228 | June 2, 1938 | |
2/3 | 229 | River rapids |
June 2, 1938 |
2/3 | 230 | Bridge near Kettle Falls |
June 2, 1938 |
2/3 | 231 | June 3, 1938 | |
2/3 | 232-233 | View of town on riverbank, flooding of
the valley |
June 3, 1938 |
2/3 | 234-236 | Old mission |
June 3, 1938 |
2/4 | 237-238 | Old mission |
June 3, 1938 |
2/4 | 239 | [blank album page] |
|
2/4 | 240 | June 10, 1938 | |
2/4 | 241-242 | River rapids |
June 10, 1938 |
2/4 | 243 | [blank album page] |
|
2/4 | 244-245 | June 10, 1938 | |
2/4 | 246-247 | [blank album page] |
|
box:oversize | |||
XH1 | 248 |
Panorama of construction at Grand
Coulee Dam site 2-part panorama.
|
September 10, 1937 |
Box/Folder | |||
2/5 | 249 |
Aerial of Grand Coulee Dam site
area "Wallace Aerial Surveys."
|
September 3, 1937 |
2/5 | 250 | Two men with canoe above
dam |
October 1937 |
2/5 | 251 | October 1937 | |
2/5 | 252 | October 1937 | |
2/5 | 253 | [blank album page] |
|
2/5 | 254 | Front of dam |
November 15, 1937 |
2/5 | 255 | Tower |
November 18, 1937 |
2/5 | 256 | November 18, 1937 | |
2/5 | 257 | [blank album page] |
|
2/5 | 258 | Spillway bucket |
November 22, 1936 |
2/6 | 259 | On dam face |
November 23, 1937 |
2/6 | 260 | November 23, 1937 | |
2/6 | 261 | November 23, 1937 | |
2/6 | 262 | Spillway bucket |
November 23, 1937 |
2/6 | 263 | November 24, 1937 | |
2/6 | 264 | Water passing through dam |
November 24, 1937 |
2/6 | 265 | Spillway bucket |
November 23, 1937 |
2/6 | 266 | "The biggest goof of the
dam" "A man tried to shoot these rapids in a small outboard powered
boat and didn't make it -- Mr. Brown forgot to load his movie camera."
|
November 24, 1937 |
2/6 | 267 | Water going through dam |
November 24, 1937 |
2/6 | 268-269 | November 24, 1937 | |
2/7 | 270 | Spillway bucket |
November 25, 1937 |
2/7 | 271-272 | Spillway bucket |
November 26, 1937 |
2/7 | 273 | [blank album page] |
|
2/7 | 274 | Area in front of spillway |
November 26, 1937 |
2/7 | 275 | Behind dam |
November 26, 1937 |
2/7 | 276 | November 27, 1937 | |
2/7 | 277 | November 27, 1937 | |
2/7 | 278 | November 30, 1937 | |
2/7 | 279 | November 30, 1937 | |
2/7 | 280 | 1937? | |
2/8 | 281 | 1937? | |
2/8 | 282 | Grand Coulee Dam site |
November 30, 1937 |
2/8 | 283a | Dredger |
January 1938 |
2/8 | 283b | Large tubing |
January 1938 |
2/8 | 283c | Diverted water |
January 1938 |
2/8 | 284a | February 1938 | |
2/8 | 284b | Diverted water |
January 1938 |
2/8 | 285 | Rock blasting |
June 30, 1938 |
2/8 | 286 | January 28, 1938 | |
2/8 | 287 | [blank album page] |
|
2/8 | 288 | January 7, 1938 | |
2/8 | 289 | January 7, 1938 | |
2/8 | 290 | January 7, 1938 | |
2/8 | 291 | January 7, 1938 | |
2/9 | 292 | January 24, 1938 | |
2/9 | 293-294 | January 24, 1938 | |
2/9 | 295 | Underwater blasting |
January 25, 1938 |
2/9 | 296 | Front side of dam |
January 25, 1938 |
2/9 | 297 | January 25, 1938 | |
2/9 | 298 | Front side of dam |
January 25, 1938 |
2/9 | 299 | January 25, 1938 | |
2/9 | 300 | Grand Coulee Dam site |
January 27, 1938 |
2/9 | 301-302 | Spanning tower |
April 8, 1938 |
2/10 | 303 | [blank album page] |
|
2/10 | 304 | Spanning tower |
February 16, 1938 |
2/10 | 305 | [blank album page] |
|
2/10 | 306 | April 23, 1938 | |
2/10 | 307 | Gravel works |
April 25, 1938 |
2/10 | 308 | April 25, 1938 | |
2/10 | 309-310 | Lowering tube joint |
May 5, 1938 |
2/10 | 311 | May 5, 1938 | |
2/10 | 312 | May 5, 1938 | |
2/10 | 313 | May 5, 1938 | |
2/11 | 314 | Hillside blast |
May 5, 1938 |
2/11 | 315-320 | May 9, 1938 | |
2/11 | 321 | Officials |
May 10, 1938 |
2/11 | 322 | May 10, 1938 | |
2/11 | 323 | May 26, 1938 | |
2/11 | 324 | May 5, 1938 | |
2/12 | 325 | End of dam and hillside |
May 17, 1938 |
2/12 | 326 | Rock outcrop |
1938? |
2/12 | 327 | Official and airmail pilot |
May 19, 1938 |
2/12 | 328 | May 19, 1938 | |
2/12 | 329 | May 19, 1938 | |
2/12 | 330 | May 19, 1938 | |
2/12 | 331 |
Schreck airmail plane at dam site for
National Airmail Week Airplane is a Beech Model 17.
|
May 19, 1938 |
2/12 | 332 | "Day of airmail, Schreck
pilot" |
1938? |
2/12 | 333 | Airplane taking off |
May 19, 1938 |
2/12 | 334 | May 20, 1938 | |
2/12 | 335 | Diverted water |
May 19, 1938 |
2/13 | 336 | [blank album page] |
|
2/13 | 337-338 | Community swimming pool |
May 23, 1938 |
2/13 | 339 | Outdoor basketball/tennis? courts |
May 21, 1938 |
2/13 | 340 | Outdoot basketball/tennis? courts |
May 21, 1938 |
2/13 | 341 | Diverted water |
May 23, 1938 |
2/13 | 342 | Bedrock construction |
May 23, 1938 |
2/13 | 343 | Diverted water |
May 26, 1938 |
2/13 | 344 | May 26, 1938 | |
2/13 | 345 | May 26, 1938 | |
2/13 | 346 | Grand Coulee Dam site |
May 27, 1938 |
2/14 | 347 | 1938? | |
2/14 | 348-351 | May 27, 1938 | |
2/14 | 352 | May 28, 1938 | |
2/14 | 353-357 | May 28, 1938 | |
2/15 | 358 | Grand Coulee Dam model |
June 9, 1938 |
2/15 | 359-360 | 1938? | |
2/15 | 361-363 | June 9, 1938 | |
2/15 | 364 | Man tossing rope from boat to
dam |
June 19, 1938 |
2/15 | 365 | Crane |
1938? |
2/15 | 366 | June 22, 1938 | |
2/15 | 367 | Trestle construction |
June 21, 1938 |
2/15 | 368 | June 28, 1938 | |
2/16 | 369 | [blank album page] |
|
2/16 | 370 | Water passing through the Grand Coulee
Dam site |
May 28, 1938 |
2/16 | 371 | June 28, 1938 | |
2/16 | 372 | Construction at the Grand Coulee Dam
project |
June 28, 1938 |
2/16 | 373 | June 28, 1938 | |
2/16 | 374 | June 28, 1938 | |
2/16 | 375 | Low dam |
June 28, 1938 |
2/16 | 376 | Construction along road |
June 29, 1938 |
2/16 | 377 | Partial trestle |
June 29, 1938 |
2/16 | 378 | Work at roadside |
July 5, 1938 |
2/16-17 | 379-380 | July 5, 1938 | |
2/17 | 381-383 | July 5, 1938 | |
2/17 | 384 | July 5, 1938 | |
2/17 | 385-386 | July 25, 1938 | |
2/17 | 387 | Construction at the Grand Coulee Dam
project |
July 26, 1938 |
2/17 | 388 | Trestle |
July 25, 1837 |
2/17 | 389 | July 26, 1938 | |
2/17 | 390 | Water passing through |
July 26, 1938 |
2/18 | 391 | August 2, 1938 | |
2/18 | 392 | Trestle construction |
August 2, 1938 |
2/18 | 393 | August 2, 1938 | |
2/18 | 394 | Man showering at community
pool |
August 2, 1938 |
2/18 | 395 | [blank album page] |
|
2/18 | 396-397 | July 9, 1938 | |
2/18 | 398 | July 26, 1938 | |
2/18 | 399 | July 26, 1938 | |
2/18 | 400 | Workman on ladder placing
rivets |
July 26, 1938 |
2/18 | 401 | July 26, 1938 | |
2/19 | 402 | Man climbing suspended beam |
July 26, 1938 |
2/19 | 403 | July 26, 1938 | |
2/19 | 404 | July 28, 1938 | |
2/19 | 405 | July 28, 1938 | |
2/19 | 406 | Man on large piece |
July 29, 1938 |
2/19 | 407 | July 29, 1938 | |
2/19 | 408 | July 28, 1938 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Building sites--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam Region--Photographs
- Concrete construction--Washington (State)--Photographs
- Construction workers--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam Region--Photographs
- Dam construction--Washington (State)--Photographs
- Dams--Washington (State)--Photographs
- Engineers--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam Region--Photographs
- Hydroelectric power--Washington (State)
- Irrigation--Washington (State)
- Rivers--Washington (State)--Photographs
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
- Water-power--Washington (State)
Personal Names
- Page, Thomas Jennings, 1912-1991--Photographs
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945--Photographs
Geographical Names
- Columbia River Valley--Photographs
- Columbia River--Photographs
- Grand Coulee (Wash.)--Photographs
- Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.)--Photographs
- Grand Coulee Dam Region (Wash.)--Photographs