Oneida Dam construction photographs, 1913-1924
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Oneida Dam construction photographs
- Dates
- 1913-1924 (inclusive)19131924
- Quantity
- 1.25 linear feet, (1 box)
- Collection Number
- UUS_P0636
- Summary
- Photographic album of 93 images related to the construction of primarily the Oneida Dam near Bear River, Idaho, but also includes images of the construction of the Cove Dam near Grace, Idaho.
- Repository
-
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu - Access Restrictions
-
No restrictions on access, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
- Languages
- English
Historical Note
The Oneida Dam, located on the Bear River in southeastern Idaho near the town of Preston, was constructed in stages, begining in 1914, by the Utah Power & Light Company as part of a broader effort to develop hydroelectric power in the region. The dam created the Oneida Reservoir and was designed to regulate river flow and supply water to the Oneida hydroelectric plant, which continues to generate renewable energy. As one of the earliest hydroelectric projects in Idaho, the Oneida Dam played a significant role in supporting agricultural development and electrification in the Bear River Basin.
The Cove Dam, built in 1917, was decommissioned and removed in 2006 after it was determined to be too costly to repair. Its removal also allowed for habitat improvement for dwindling population of Bonneville cutthroat trout.
Content Description
This photograph album contains images related to the construction of the Oneida Dam, including photographs of the dam site, mechanical components, horse-drawn machinery used to prepare the site, worker encampment. Also features individual and group photographs of the men and women who worked on the project, though in what capacity is not always noted. Also included are photos related to the construction of the Cove dam, which was part of the 4-dam project along the Bear River in southeastern Idaho. Photograph titles are taken from captions on the images. One additional folder contains loose negatives and correspondence, seemingly unrelated to the construction.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Oneida Dam construction photographs must be obtained from the Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Section Head.
Preferred Citation
Initial Citation: Oneida Dam construction photographs USU_P0636. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.
Following Citations: USU_P0636, USUSCA.
Administrative Information
Return to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
-
Photo album
-
Description: 01: Oneida Development Camp and Power HouseDates: 1918 January 1Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 02: Tanter Gates and LakeDates: 1917 December 1Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 03: Oneida Dam Looking SouthDates: 1917 December 1Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 04: Power House and Serge TankDates: 1917 December 1Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 05: Intake, Dam, and Little Mt. OneidaDates: 1919 December 1Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 06: Oneida CampDates: 1917 November 5Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 07: Front Face Oneida DamDates: 1917 December 1Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 08: Back View Dam at Final StageDates: 1917 January 5Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 09: 4" Pipe Bridge Used for ConcretingDates: 1917 November 1Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 10: Hauling 16 Ton Piece Johnson ValveDates: 1917 December 15Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 11: Front View Dam Under Const.Dates: 1917 November 24Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 12: Back View Oneida Dam Final StageDates: 1918 January 15Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 13: 7 lbs. Trout one catchDates: 1917 November 1Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 14: Pat Mangam N.Y.Dates: 1917 November 1Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 15: Jim Devlin N.Y.Dates: 1917 November 1Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 16: Dyke Complete and Intake OneidaDates: 1917 November 24Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 17: Oneida Camp Looking EastDates: 1917 November 24Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 18: Back View Dam Under Const.Dates: 1917 December 1Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 19: Camp Houses, Operators Houses and Serg TankDates: 1917 December 15Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 20: E Jannig Coms'y ManDates: 1917 November 1Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 21: Geo. Bauer Material ManDates: 1917 November 1Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 22: Peay on Back PorchDates: 1917 November 1Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 23: Mrs. Peay and Mrs. BeroDates: 1917 January 15Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 24: Crossing Stevenson Creek in the High Sierras Fresno County, CaliforniaDates: UndatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 25: Devlan, Mangam, and MasonDates: 1917 November 1Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 26: Loading Machine in ActionDates: 1917 October 15Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 27: Sulkey Plow Used on Dike OneidaDates: UndatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 28: Centiped Roller Used on DikeDates: UndatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 29: Road Level used on Dike OneidaDates: UndatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 30: Disc. used on Dike OneidaDates: UndatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 31: Milyard, Hansen, Mangam, Devlin, and MasonDates: UndatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 32: Mason, Milyard, Horshman, Mangam, Hansen, DevlanDates: UndatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 33: Light weight and Heavy in Contest for Camp ChampionshipDates: UndatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 34: Tanter Gate CoveDates: UndatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 35: Thebo, Larson, and Veter CoveDates: UndatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 36: Hamilton CoveDates: UndatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 37: Spike and Veter CoveDates: UndatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 38: WA Baily Salt Lake City UtahDates: UndatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 39: A.E. Peay Cove CampDates: UndatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 40: Unidentified man and woman in formal attireDates: UndatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 41: Gen. Sta. Site, Cove - IdahoDates: 1916 August 15Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 42: North from sta.28, Cove - IdahoDates: 1916 September 15Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 43: Saddle Forms, Cove - IdahoDates: 1916 August 15Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 44: Flume Excavation, Cove - IdahoDates: 1916 August 15Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 45: Flume Concrete Mixer, Cove - IdahoDates: 1916 September 15Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 46: OneidaDates: 1916 May 26Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 47: View North, Cove - IdahoDates: 1916 August 15Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 48: Flume High Piers, Cove - IdahoDates: 1916 September 15Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 49: Gravel and Sand Washer, Cove - IdahoDates: 1916 August 15Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 50: Flume, Cove - IdahoDates: 1916 August 15Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 51: Camp #1Dates: 1916 August 15Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 52: Blast on Flume LineDates: 1916 August 25Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 53: Arthur Jones Coms'y CoveDates: 1916Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 54: E.P. Zauhn Carpenter Foreman CoveDates: 1916 August 15Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 55: View South, Cove- IdahoDates: 1916 August 15Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 56: Flume Concrete Mixer, Cove- IdahoDates: 1916 September 15Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 57: Excavating Canal, Cove- IdahoDates: 1916 September 15Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 58: Draft Tube Cove Power HouseDates: UndatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 59: Jensen, Baily, Warner and Peay, Griffin and Mts Coyote*, UtahDates: 1916Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 60: Flume Piers, Cove - IdahoDates: 1916 August 15Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 61: Flume Saddle Piers, Cove - IdahoDates: 1916 August 25Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 62: S.T.'s earning their moneyDates: UndatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 63: Penny, Peay, Thebo, and Larson CoveDates: UndatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 64: Flume, Cove - IdahoDates: 1916 August 15Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 65: Concreting Property Monuments, Cove - IdahoDates: 1916 August 15Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 66: Two unidentified men in formal attireDates: UndatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 67: Love in the Moonlight, Ralph KillgoreDates: UndatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 68: W.P. TheboDates: UndatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 69: Cove Camp #1Dates: 1916Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 70: Hendrichs, Peay and MaxwellDates: UndatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 71: R.D. Hendricks InspectorDates: UndatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 72: Happy Days at Wheelon Switch YardDates: UndatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 73: Merphy TransmissionDates: UndatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 74: Deverton Flume Starting Oneida DamDates: UndatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 75: Oneida Camp and IntakeDates: 1913Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 76: Intake Oneida under Const.Dates: 1913Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 77: Oneida DamDates: 1913Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 78: Intake Oneida under Const.Dates: 1913Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 79: Front View Oneida DamDates: 1913Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 80: Back View Oneida DamDates: 1913Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 81: Comencement Oneida IntakeDates: 1913Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 82: Intake Oneida Steel WorkDates: UndatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 83: Oneida Dam Mixers and Cement ShedsDates: 1913Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 84: Flume Saddle Forms, Cove- IdahoDates: 1916 September 15Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 85: First Const. in Oneida DamDates: 1913Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 86: Stripping Saddle Forms, Cove- IdahoDates: 1916 September 1Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 87: At Cove DamDates: 1916Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 88: Assembling Saddle Forms, Cove- IdahoDates: 1916 September 15Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 89: Interior Cove Dining Room Camp #1Dates: 1916Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 90: Nob Soda Mound, Soda Springs IdahoDates: UndatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 91: Cold Weather on TransmissionDates: UndatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 92: 16' Bulk Heads Oneida Flow LineDates: UndatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
-
Description: 93: Less Simmons Stenographer, OneidaDates: 1913Container: Box 1, Folder 1
-
-
Loose items
-
Description: 01: Photo negative of a landscape, looks like a cliffDates: UndatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 2
-
Description: 02: Strip of two photo negatives, one of an unidentified person with two children, the second with that same unidentified person but without the childrenDates: UndatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 2
-
Description: 03: Strip of two photo negatives, one of a singular unidentified child and the other of two unidentified childrenDates: UndatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 2
-
Description: 04: Photo negative of a landscapeDates: UndatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 2
-
Description: 05: Strip of two photo negatives, one of a singular unidentified person and the other of a man and two children (also unidentified)Dates: UndatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 2
-
Description: 06: Photo negative of three unidentified peopleDates: UndatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 2
-
Description: 07: Valentine's post cardDates: UndatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 2
-
Description: 08: Envelope with small photograph containing an audience observing some eventDates: UndatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 2
-
Description: 09: Letter to Mr. Lionel A. RichardsDates: 1924 May 25Container: Box 1, Folder 2
-
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Dams--Idaho--Design and construction--Photographs.
- Water and Water Rights
Loading...
Loading...
