The Grand Coulee Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Columbia River in Washington State. Construction of the dam began in 1933, and all work including the West Canal was finished by 1955. It was built to produce hydroelectric power and distribute water for irrigation.
Source: Grand Coulee Dam and Columbia Basin Project Photographs, 1935-1950 (PC 182), Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Ralph J. Kugelman was a contact man for the Columbia Basin Commission.
This collection consists of 21 black and white photographs of the construction of the Grand Coulee Dam. Most photographs are undated; two have the year 1936 and one has the year 1937 written on the back. Most images are a broad view of the construction; one image is a close up of workers jackhammering a rock face.
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Ralph J. Kugelman Grand Coulee Dam Construction Photographs, 1930s (Cage 5149)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Kerry Kugelman donated this collection to the Washington State University Libraries in 2022 (MS.2022.08).
Gayle O’Hara processed this collection in 2022.
Frank Arthur Banks Papers, 1913-1957
Papers on Columbia River Basin Shipping and Development, 1934-1936
North Central Washington, Columbia Basin, and Grand Coulee Reclamation, Irrigation and Farming Photographs, 1905-1954
Grand Coulee Dam and Columbia Basin Project Photographs, 1935-1950
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