Describing Archives: A Content Standard

WAUGrandCouleeDamPHColl478.xml Guide to the Grand Coulee Dam Photograph Collection 1936-1955 Grand Coulee Dam Photograph Collection Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries ©2008 (Last modified: 5/7/2025)

Allen Library BOX 352900 Seattle, Washington 98195-2900 Business Number: 206-543-1929 speccoll@uw.edu http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-05-21. Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard). Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries Grand Coulee Dam photograph collection United States.--Works Progress Administration PH0478 1.2 cubic feet 4 boxes containing 535 photographic prints and 44 negatives 1936-1955 Photographs related to the construction of the Grand Coulee Dam, including ground clearing, Works Progress Administration workers, construction views, and views of Marcus, Washington Collection materials are in English.

The Grand Coulee Dam is a concrete dam on the Columbia River in the state of Washington providing hydroelectric power and irrigation water. Initial construction began in 1933 for a "low dam" of reduced size and cost. Congress approved expanding the construction to include a "high dam" in 1935 following a visit by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to the construction site in 1934. Concrete was first poured in 1935. The low dam was completed in 1938 after which construction on the high dam began. Construction was completed in 1941. 8,000 people worked on the Grand Coulee Dam project. The Bureau of Reclamation built Engineers' Town on the west side of the Columbia River to provide housing for workers and their families. The contractor-provided Mason City was built on the opposite bank in 1934 and sold to the Bureau of Reclamation in 1937. Other living areas sprang up around the construction site including Shack Town and the city of Grand Coulee, located west of the dam. The Bureau of Reclamation combined Mason City and Engineers' Town in 1956 to form the city of Coulee Dam. The city was incorporated in 1959.

The creation of the Grand Coulee Dam created a reservoir behind the dam stretching 150 miles up the Columbia River, 32 miles up the Spokane River, and eight miles up both the Sanpoil River and the Kettle River. In the 1930s, the Bureau of Reclamation began surveying the reservoir zone and marking off the high water line. In late 1938, the Works Progress Administration began large-scale and rapid clearing operations in the reservoir zone. All land below 1,310 feet in the reservoir zone had to be cleared of trees, stumps, brush, and any other object that would obstruct navigation or damage the dam. Towns, railroads, highways and roads, bridges, telegraph and telephone systems, and cemeteries within the zone had to be relocated, destroyed, or razed. Among the towns were Kettle Falls, Inchelium on the Colville Indian Reservation, and the former railroad boom town of Marcus, all of which were rebuilt on higher ground. Over 3,000 residents in the reservoir zone were relocated.

2,626 Works Progress Administration (WPA) workers cleared 54,000 acres of land over the course of the clearing project. The WPA supplied workers and built and operated camps and mess halls. The Bureau of Reclamation supplied clearing equipment and materials. Clearing operations were scheduled to keep ahead of rising backwater, but because dam construction proceeded more rapidly than expected, work was accelerated in April 1941.

More than 30,000,000 feet of merchantable timber was logged by WPA crews and floated down river to the Lincoln Lumber Company. Unmerchantable timber was piled into stacks or placed in furnace pits to be burned. Brush, greasewood, and sagebrush was also burned. Blasting operations were used to clear the reservoir zone of stumps. Up to 25 stumps were wired up and blasted at once. Homes and buildings in the reservoir zone that could not be relocated were demolished and burned.

Workers stayed at temporary camps set up at various locations along the Columbia and Spokane Rivers. Camp Lincoln was built first and followed by Camps Keller, Spokane, Detillion, Gerome, Gifford, and Kettle. Camp Kettle was the largest work camp and became the clearing project headquarters in 1940. Small supplemental tent camps were also used. Larger camps were complete with barracks, a recreation hall, mess hall, dispensary, offices, warehouse, garage, blacksmith and machine shops, sewer and water lines, light and power systems, and refrigeration. Camps were built using pre-fabricated sections so buildings could be dismantled and moved once clearing at one site was completed. The last camp established was Camp Little Falls on the Spokane River.

Camp Ferry was a floating work camp launched in March 1939 and operated until October 1941. It was comprised of three 24 by 64 floating barges with sleeping and dining facilities as well as offices and tool houses. The floating camp was initially meant to house 75 men but by the fall of 1939 was shared by 125. Camp Ferry was designed to allow workers to clear remote locations on the Columbia River and its tributaries. Camp Ferry did not move as often as other floating camps, and men were sometimes stuck at a single remote location for up to three weeks. Camp Ferry was towed to new locations by the barge Paul Bunyan. Paul Bunyan was built by WPA forces and launched into the Columbia River Reservoir on January 4, 1939. Paul Bunyan measured 24 by 64 feet in size and was powered with two 100-horsepower engines. It could haul up to 300 men as well as heavy machinery. Paul Bunyan was the first barge to navigate Rickey Rapids in 1941. Paul Bunyan was considered the flagship of the WPA "Navy" – a group of 21 vessels that assisted in the clearing operations by transferring men and equipment among work camps. Other ships included two 40-foot tugboats, the Nespelem and Wellpinit and the tug St. Thomas which was transferred from Boulder Dam and renamed the Blue Ox . Washington state also provided a new ferry to replace the old Gifford-Inchelium Ferry.

Flooding of the reservoir zone began in earnest in June 1941. Flooding changed the geography of the area. Bridges had to be destroyed. Hells Gate rapids, Rickey Rapids, Kettle Falls rapids, and Little Dalles rapids were submerged. The reservoir was initially called Columbia Reservoir but was renamed Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake in April 17, 1945.

Don G. Abel was the art administrator for the Works Project Administration (WPA) in Washington State from 1936 to 1940. He served on the Washington State Supreme Court from 1946 to 1947.

Frank A. Banks was appointed as the chief construction engineer of the Grand Coulee Dam in 1933.

Carl W. Smith was the WPA administrator for Washington State.

Morgan Fitz was born and educated in Seattle, WA. After serving as a photographer on the Grand Coulee Dam project, he served in the Army Air Forces during World War II. In 1945 he founded Morgan Fitz Photographers in Augusta, Georgia. In 1949 he entered into a partnership with fellow photographer Robert Symms and the studio was rebranded as Fitz-Symms Photography in 1951. Morgan Fitz retired in 1978 and passed away in 1998.

K. S. Brown served as an official photographer for the Bureau of Reclamation in the time period in which the Grand Coulee Dam was constructed.

Arranged in 7 series.

Maps WPA "Navy" WPA Clearing Operations Landscape Prior to Inundation Aerial Views of Grand Coulee Dam Area Grand Coulee Dam Construction Site Completed Grand Coulee Dam Negatives

Photographs of the construction of the Grand Coulee Dam; the majority of the images depicting various ground clearing projects, WPA workers and their quarters, work camps, and ferries. A few images are of the razing and moving of Marcus, Washington including photographs of some of the residents. Most of the actual dam construction photographs are aerial views.

Many of the photographs in this collection were taken by the WPA, unless otherwise indicated.

View selections from the collection in digital format .

No restrictions on access to photographic prints. Access to negatives is restricted. Contact Special Collections for more information.

Request at UW

Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

Processed by Molly Bishop, 2017

Columbia Basin Project (U.S.)--Photographs Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.)--Photographs Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.)--Aerial views Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.)--Design and Construction--Photographs Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.)--Design and Construction--Aerial views Kettle Falls (Wash.)--Photographs Marcus (Wash.)--Photographs Washington (State) Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington) Maps Aerial maps of Columbia Basin August 26, 1938 PH0478 Box 1 1 1-10

Wallace Aerial Surveys (photographer).

Prints scanned from negatives (except 5).

Aerial maps of the Sanpoil River, Washington August 26, 1938 PH0478 Box 1 2 11-12

Wallace Aerial Surveys (photographer).

Prints scanned from negative.

Aerial maps of the Spokane River August 26, 1938 PH0478 Box 1 2 13-14

Wallace Aerial Surveys (photographer).

Prints scanned from negative.

Photo of map of the Columbia Basin Land Clearing Project with area to be cleared and inundated in black November 1, 1939 PH0478 Box 1 2 15 Photo of map of the Upper Columbia River with five closer details of inundation areas December 1, 1938 PH0478 Box 1 2 16 Photo of cartoon maps of the Upper Columbia River drawn by the Spurgeon Map Foundry between 1938 and 1939 PH0478 Box 1 2 17-18

18 scanned from negative

Photo of hand-drawn map of Camp Lincoln with buildings labeled by number or letter 1939? PH0478 Box 1 2 19

Buildings identified on attached material.

WPA "Navy" Illustration of a WPA ferry carrying vehicles in the vicinity of the Coulee Dam between 1938 and 1941 PH0478 Box 1 3 20 Man aboard the work boat Hawk on the back of a truck to be transported to clearing operations near Little Dalles on the Columbia River 1941 PH0478 Box 1 3 21

From attached material: Showing work boat the "Hawk," part of the WPA "Navy," part of 21 craft used in clearing the Grand Coulee Reservoir, being transported by truck from a point on the Spokane River near Camp Detillion to the Upper Columbia River above Rickey Rapids and Kettle Falls, to assist in final clearing operations near the Little Dalles. Clearing of the 52,000 acres in the Reservoir area will be completed in July of this year.

The tug Blue Ox tied up to a dock between1939 and 1941 PH0478 Box 1 3 22 Sailor coiling rope on the stern of the tug Blue Ox on Coulee Lake October 9, 1940 PH0478 Box 1 3 23 Sailor at the helm in the cabin of the tug Blue Ox on Coulee Lake October 9, 1940 PH0478 Box 1 3 24

Works Project Administration (photographer)

From attached material: Looking into the cabin of the Blue Ox while it is underway down Coulee Lake to clearing operations near the dam. This was taken about 8 miles above the dam.

Man aboard boat holding a boat hook between 1938 and 1941 PH0478 Box 1 3 25

Bureau of Reclamation (photographer)

Gerome ferry at dock between 1939 and 1941 PH0478 Box 1 3 26 Gerome ferry in the middle of the Columbia River between 1939 and 1941 PH0478 Box 1 3 27

Leo's Studio (photographer)

Sanpoil or Keller ferry ferrying cars across the Columbia River between 1939 and 1941 PH0478 Box 1 3 28-29

Written on verso of 28: 17 miles north of Wilbur.

Two men operating a hand powered ferry with two passengers on the Spokane River between 1939 and 1941 PH0478 Box 1 4 30 Two men on a power boat on a waterway in the vicinity of the Grand Coulee Dam 1940? PH0478 Box 1 4 31 Camp Gerome ferry on-loading workers between 1939 and 1941 PH0478 Box 1 4 32-34 The Nespelem and the Wellpinit Man sitting next to the ribs of the ship Nespelem under construction 1940 PH0478 Box 1 5 35 WPA ship building plant with sister ships Nespelem and Wellpinit tied up to the construction barge near Kettle Falls, Washington August 23, 1940 PH0478 Box 1 5 36 WPA boat building plant personnel on the construction barge and the nearly completed Nespelem and Wellpinit near Kettle Falls, Washington August 23, 1940 PH0478 Box 1 5 37 Nespelem sailing away from the construction barge while Wellpinit remains behind, near Kettle Falls, Washington August 1940 PH0478 Box 1 5 38 Workers tying Nespelem to construction barge, near Kettle Falls, Washington August 23, 1940 PH0478 Box 1 5 39 Wellpinit sailing on the lower Spokane River in the vicinity of Camp Spokane September 15, 1940 PH0478 Box 1 5 40 Camp Spokane workers wearing life jackets on a barge preparing to be towed by the Wellpinit October 9, 1940 PH0478 Box 1 5 41 WPA workers wearing life jackets on a barge preparing to be towed by the Nespelem October 1940 PH0478 Box 1 5 42-44 Wellpinit passing cliff face of the Spokane River Narrows November 20, 1940 PH0478 Box 1 6 45 Wellpinit passing through the Spokane River Narrows with falsework construction for a highway bridge on the cliffs above November 20, 1940 PH0478 Box 1 6 46-47 Wellpinit passing through the Spokane River Narrows November 20, 1940 PH0478 Box 1 6 48 Wellpinit sailing on Coulee Lake with captain at the helm November 26, 1940 PH0478 Box 1 6 49 Boat Construction Wooden frame of boat under construction on the banks of a river between 1938 and 1941 PH0478 Box 1 6 50 Men constructing a power barge on the banks of the Columbia River December 15, 1938 PH0478 Box 1 6 51 Power barge under construction on the banks of the Columbia River January 1, 1939 PH0478 Box 1 6 52 Two workmen standing under the hull of a power barge under construction on the banks of the Columbia River between 1938 and 1939 PH0478 Box 1 6 53 Men working on a wooden boat frame, possibly the floating work camp Camp Ferry 1939? PH0478 Box 1 6 54 WPA workers constructing tugs in a boat factory near Camp Lincoln January 11, 1940 PH0478 Box 1 7 55-56

Works Project Administration (photographer)

Herbert R. Lang and Walter McAviney working on the wooden boat frame of the new Gifford-Inchelium ferry near the Columbia River April 1941 PH0478 Box 1 7 57 Road with sign post showing distances of nearby towns with boat construction of the Gifford-Inchelium ferry in the background April 28, 1941 PH0478 Box 1 7 58 The Power Barge Paul Bunyan Wooden frame of the barge Paul Bunyan under construction on the bank of the forebay above the Grand Coulee Dam November 1938 PH0478 Box 1 7 59 Men working atop the wooden frame of the barge Paul Bunyan November 1938 PH0478 Box 1 7 60

From attached material: The six hour shifts of WPA workers are rushing through construction of the 64 foot diesel powered boat in course of construction on the east bank of the forebay immediately above Grand Coulee Dam. Two 100 horsepower diesel engines will be installed this week (November 1938) and the hull is now 80%25 completed. The boat to be used for clearing work on the extensive area of the 151 mile future lakebed of the Grand Coulee reservoir. The backwater of the dam has already risen 30 feet and extends 30 miles up the Columbia River.

The barge Paul Bunyan under construction with workers around and within the wooden frame November 1938 PH0478 Box 1 7 61 Men working on the barge Paul Bunyan with a completed hull and the cabin under construction December 15, 1938 PH0478 Box 1 7 62 Men working on the barge Paul Bunyan with a completed hull and the cabin under construction December 15, 1938 PH0478 Box 1 7 63a-b

Bureau of Reclamation (photographer)

63a is cropped version of 63b.

From attached material of 63a: Letter from G. M. Cole, Supervising Engineer to G. P. Weber, Director, Division of Operations reads: Enclosed please find 2 negatives taken by the Bureau of Reclamation on the 15th of this month, and showing views of the Power Barge now rapidly nearing completion. The Bureau photographer will take pictures at more frequent intervals until such time as the boat is put into water.

Workers putting finishing touches on the painted, nearly complete barge Paul Bunyan January 1939 PH0478 Box 1 8 64-65 Don Abel and Frank A. Banks with other officials standing in front of the barge Paul Bunyan on the day of its launching January 4, 1939 PH0478 Box 1 8 66

Written on photo: Mr. Abel and officials at launching of Paul Bunyan.

Officials observing the barge Paul Bunyan being launched into the forebay of the Grand Coulee Dam January 4, 1939 PH0478 Box 1 8 67 Interior of the barge Paul Bunyan with the Grand Coulee Dam under construction in the background January 1939 PH0478 Box 1 8 68 Interior of the barge Paul Bunyan with workers aboard and in the cabins with shoreline in the background March 1, 1939 PH0478 Box 1 8 69 Men aboard the barge Paul Bunyan on the Columbia River, Washington 1939? PH0478 Box 1 8 70 The barge Paul Bunyan tied up to shore of the Columbia River with a compressed air machine on deck and a boat alongside 1939 PH0478 Box 1 8 71 Three workers air-drilling anchors for a boom on a rock bank of the Columbia River with the deck of the Paul Bunyan in the foreground 1939 PH0478 Box 1 8 72 The barge Paul Bunyan near shore with a boat alongside 1939? PH0478 Box 1 9 73 Helmsman of the barge Paul Bunyan in the pilot house April 23, 1939 PH0478 Box 1 9 74

Bureau of Reclamation (photographer)

Workers loading lumber onto the barge Paul Bunyan between 1939 and 1941 PH0478 Box 1 9 75 The barge Paul Bunyan hauling lumber in rough waters on the Columbia River between 1939 and 1941 PH0478 Box 1 9 76 The barge Paul Bunyan sailing up the Columbia River at a point below Rickey Rapids June 13, 1941 PH0478 Box 1 9 77-78 The barge Paul Bunyan sailing on the Columbia River above Rickey Rapids June 13, 1941 PH0478 Box 1 9 79-80 The barge Paul Bunyan navigating the Columbia River opposite the Sherman Creek outlet above Rickey Rapids June 13, 1941 PH0478 Box 1 9 81 Lines of workers leaving the barge Paul Bunyan and climbing a hill toward Camp Gerome 1940? PH0478 Box 1 9 82

From attached material: Two hundred hungry men are shown here hustling off of the Paul Bunyan at the close of a heavy day of clearing and are filing up the bank to Camp Gerome and a good dinner. In a year it will not be possible to make this climb as water will be over the top of this bank. Gerome Ferry, loaded with another group of workers, is seen in midstream. Bulldozer on the Paul Bunyan is being hauled from clearing operations.

Label attached to photo may be inaccurate (no bulldozer on Paul Bunyan, Gerome Ferry is not in the photo).

Workers of Camp Gerome loading onto the barge Paul Bunyan March 27, 1940 PH0478 Box 1 10 83 Deck of the barge Paul Bunyan loaded with workers between 1939 and 1941 PH0478 Box 1 10 84-85 The floating work camp Camp Ferry Work camp Camp Ferry starting down slipway at its launch 1939 PH0478 Box 1 10 86 The barge Paul Bunyan towing Camp Ferry on the Columbia River from its first site 1939 PH0478 Box 1 10 87 Camp Ferry being towed past a ferry landing on the Columbia River 1939 PH0478 Box 1 10 88 Man standing on the deck of the barge Paul Bunyan with Camp Ferry being towed behind April 23, 1939 PH0478 Box 1 10 89 Paul Bunyan towing Camp Ferry along the Columbia River 1939 PH0478 Box 1 10 90-94 Camp Ferry tied up to shore and the barge Paul Bunyan behind it 1939 PH0478 Box 1 11 95 Camp Ferry tying up to a new location with the meat storage building and toilets on the barge Paul Bunyan 1939 PH0478 Box 1 11 96 Camp Ferry meat storage building being hauled onto the deck of the barge Paul Bunyan April 19, 1939 PH0478 Box 1 11 97 Camp Ferry toilets being hauled onto the deck of the barge Paul Bunyan April 1939 PH0478 Box 1 11 98 Camp Ferry at anchor on the Columbia River above Camp Lincoln 1939 PH0478 Box 1 11 99 Camp Ferry at anchor with men working around the camp 1939 PH0478 Box 1 11 100-102 Three men standing on the deck of Camp Ferry's floating tool and supply shed, the Pup April 19, 1939 PH0478 Box 1 11 103 Five men pulling in the last gangplank before Camp Ferry moves to a new location 1939 PH0478 Box 1 12 104 Workers loading pre-fabricated panels onto a waiting ship, likely part of Camp Ferry April 23, 1939 PH0478 Box 1 12 105 Camp Ferry at winter mooring with road, cars, and large store of wood seen on shore January 1, 1940 PH0478 Box 1 12 106

From attached material: From here men are taken to work with the Blue Ox and barges. This camp has been newly painted, aluminum with black trim and is very attractive.

Camp Ferry at anchor on the shore of Rattlesnake Canyon August 30, 1940 PH0478 Box 1 12 107 Camp Ferry at anchor 8.5 miles from the Coulee Dam at the foot of the Neal Ranch with tent barracks on shore and the barge Blue Ox tied up alongside the camp October 9, 1940 PH0478 Box 1 12 108 Camp Ferry at anchor with tent barrack at base of the hill on shore 1940? PH0478 Box 1 12 109 Camp Ferry reflected on the surface of the water of Coulee Lake October 9, 1940 PH0478 Box 1 12 110

From attached material: The camp's dispensary is located on the foreground end of this barge; stairs lead up the supervisor's quarters.

Camp Ferry tied up to long dock on a foggy day with another dock in foreground 1940? PH0478 Box 1 12 111

Bureau of Reclamation (photographer)

Camp Ferry workers lined up coming aboard the camp 1940? PH0478 Box 1 12 112 Camp Ferry workers returning to camp eight miles above the Coulee Dam 1940? PH0478 Box 1 13 113

From attached material: Clearing tools which they carry are checked in at a tool house on one of the smaller barges in foreground.

Two boats of Camp Ferry workers being ferried across the river back to camp for lunch April 19, 1939 PH0478 Box 1 13 114 Camp Ferry workers disembarking from small boat, one man holding out the camp ensign April 19, 1939 PH0478 Box 1 13 115 Man standing on small boat holding out the ensign of the work camp Camp Ferry between 1939 and 1941 PH0478 Box 1 13 116

From attached material: White background, with wood tick in upper right hand corner, and rattlesnake diagonally across. "F" is for "Ferry".

Workers departing from a barge towed by the tug Blue Ox to walk back to Camp Ferry October 9, 1940 PH0478 Box 1 13 117 Camp Ferry workers disembarking from a barge towed by the tug Blue Ox on the shores of Coulee Lake November 26, 1940 PH0478 Box 1 13 118-119 Camp Ferry workers boarding a barge towed by the tug Blue Ox at the end of a day of work November 26, 1940 PH0478 Box 1 13 120 WPA Clearing Operations Three men felling a tree from a raft because of rapidly rising water April 19, 1939 PH0478 Box 1 14 121 Men working in cleared field of felled logs in the reservoir area above the dam November 21, 1939 PH0478 Box 1 14 122

From attached material: General view of clearing activities in reservoir area above dam. Everything is burned except for merchantable timber 6 inches and larger in diameter. This is transported to sawmills and cut into lumber.

Field of stumps and debris between 1939 and 1941 PH0478 Box 1 14 123 Men working around felled trees in foreground with river and sectioned off private property in background between 1939 and 1941 PH0478 Box 1 14 124 Large tree being felled at Camp Gerome between 1939 and 1941 PH0478 Box 1 14 125 Two workers felling a large tree between 1939 and 1941 PH0478 Box 1 14 126 Roy Doran leading crew of men from Camp Gerome in clearing area near Nine Miles Creek March 27, 1940 PH0478 Box 1 14 127 Team of two bucker-fallers from Camp Gifford chopping an undercut into a yellow pine tree October 9, 1940 PH0478 Box 1 14 128 Team of two bucker-fallers from Camp Gifford sawing through a yellow pine with a cross cut saw October 9, 1940 PH0478 Box 1 14 129 Men felling trees across river from Camp Gifford October 9, 1940 PH0478 Box 1 15 130 Crew of men from Camp Gifford cutting a felled yellow pine to size and chopping off tree limbs October 9, 1940 PH0478 Box 1 15 131 Men working around field of felled logs between 1939 and 1941 PH0478 Box 1 15 132 Workers felling yellow pine trees on the north bank of the Spokane River near Camp Little Falls 1941? PH0478 Box 1 15 133-135 WPA and Bureau of Reclamation officials gathered to observe two WPA workers fell the last yellow pine remaining in the Camp Gifford area 1941 PH0478 Box 1 15 136-139

From attached material on 139: Standing beside the tree which was felled along the old river highway on a flat midway between the towns of Rice and Daisy are, from left to right: H.M. Sheerer of the Bureau of Reclamation, W. L. Radke, General Superintendent of the Columbia River Reservoir Clearing project, Lou Wagner, assistant Superintendent of Camp Gifford and Austin Welch, Superintendent of Camp Gifford. Camp Gifford has been dismantled. Water is slowly coming up and covering the site.

Frank A. Banks and Carl W. Smith with assembled crowd felling the last remaining pine tree in the Columbia River Clearing Project at the official closing ceremony July 19, 1941 PH0478 Box 1 16 140-143 Camp Ferry workers cutting and piling sage on the bank of Coulee Lake 1940? PH0478 Box 1 16 144-145 Man operating a tractor on a dirt road as part of the Columbia River Clearing Project March 29, 1939 PH0478 Box 1 16 146 Men operating tractor pulling hydraulic controlled equipment to build and maintain roads on the clearing project November 11, 1939 PH0478 Box 1 16 147-149 Man sitting in parked bulldozer next to a mobile service unit with field of stumps in the background November 12, 1939 PH0478 Box 1 17 150 Man operating a Caterpillar tractor through brush on the Columbia River clearing project between 1939 and 1941 PH0478 Box 1 17 151

Written on photo: Heigh Ho! It's off to work we go! and from Camp Gifford for another day of grinding toil.

Man operating bulldozer up a hill and over brush with trucks, piles of brush, and the Columbia River in the background March 1940 PH0478 Box 1 17 152a-b Tractors lined up beside the Old Highway #22 midway between the towns of Daisy and Rice 1941? PH0478 Box 1 17 153 Man on tractor and other men moving logs to stack them for pickup with tractor with an A-frame in the background between 1939 and 1941 PH0478 Box 1 17 154 Men stacking and preparing merchantable timber with one log being hauled up by a tractor with an A-frame between 1939 and 1941 PH0478 Box 1 17 155 Men stacking logs using a tractor with an A-frame across the river from Camp Gifford October 9, 1940 PH0478 Box 1 17 156 Man operating a tractor with an arch hauling logs across a field stacked with logs and debris between 1939 and 1941 PH0478 Box 1 17 157

From attached material: Arches or sulkies picking up piles of decked logs and delivering them to the river bank, where they are taken over by the contractor.

Men tying logs of merchantable timber to a tractor to be dragged to the river 1941? PH0478 Box 1 17 158 Man driving tractor dragging merchantable timber with another man pushing the log along behind between 1939 and 1941 PH0478 Box 1 17 159 Logs dragged to the banks of the Spokane River being measured by one man while another prepares to release logs from the tractor near Camp Detillion January 25, 1940 PH0478 Box 1 18 160 Workers operating tractors dragging and stacking logs near Daisy, Washington between 1939 and 1941 PH0478 Box 1 18 161 Load of logs being delivered to a river landing via tractor October 9, 1940 PH0478 Box 1 18 162 First log being plunged into the lower Spokane River in the river's first ever log drive June 1939 PH0478 Box 1 18 163

From attached material: The first log takes the plunge in the first log drive ever staged on the lower Spokane River, initiated early this week, when a crew of 50 WPA experienced river men rolled 125,000 feet of pine logs from the north bank of the river. The logs were decked for a quarter of a mile along the bank, three miles above the defunct Detillion bridge and comprise the first of ten million feet of marketable timber to be removed as part of the huge WPA project to clear the future lake-bed of the Grand Coulee Dam reservoir. The logs are being floated down stream to a huge log boom across the mouth of the river, at its junction with the Columbia. Here they will be made into log-rafts and floated down to the Lincoln Lumber Company mill, five miles down the Columbia. The mill has purchased the Coulee Dam reservoir cut.

Men at the shore of the Spokane River floating logs into the river from shore June 1, 1939 PH0478 Box 1 18 164-165 Cleanup crew releasing logs stranded on the banks and bars of the Spokane River June 23, 1939 PH0478 Box 1 18 166-167 Three men rolling merchantable logs into the Columbia River November 12, 1939 PH0478 Box 1 18 168 Crew of men from Camp Gifford rolling logs into the river October 9, 1940 PH0478 Box 1 18 169-170 Crews of men rolling logs into the Spokane or Columbia River between 1939 and 1941 PH0478 Box 1 19 171-172 Stacks of logs on the banks of the Spokane or Columbia River between 1939 and 1941 PH0478 Box 1 19 173 Man standing on pile of logs between 1939 and 1941 PH0478 Box 1 19 174 Raft of logs being towed through rapids of the Columbia River on way to the Lincoln Lumber Company mill October 20, 1939 PH0478 Box 1 19 175 Raft of logs in a holding boom at the Lincoln Lumber Company Mill October 20, 1939 PH0478 Box 1 19 176-177 Logs being carted up tracks to the Lincoln Lumber Company Mill between 1939 and 1941 PH0478 Box 1 19 178-179 Lincoln Lumber Company Mill lumber yard with stacks of boards cut from logs cut during the clearing project by the WPA January 11, 1940 PH0478 Box 1 19 180 Tractor with a rigging outfit pulling down timber across the bottom of the Oropothem Creek near Camp Gerome September 12, 1940 PH0478 Box 1 20 181-182

Morgan Fitz, Camp Kettle (photographer)

Signalman from Camp Gerome standing on a stump to signal to a tractor with a rigging outfit to pull in a group of logs, near Oropothem Creek September 13, 1940 PH0478 Box 1 20 183a-b

Morgan Fitz, Camp Kettle (photographer)

183b is a cropped version.

Man on tractor with rigging operation pulling down a log at the future high water mark to add to a growing pile of unmerchantable timber, in Oropothem Creek near Camp Gerome October 9, 1940 PH0478 Box 1 20 184 Men securing a large stack of unmerchantable cottonwood logs in Wilmont Creek, five miles west of Camp Gerome October 9, 1940 PH0478 Box 1 20 185 Man operating tractor with a rigging operation pulling a log to the top of a large stack of unmerchantable timber between 1939 and 1941 PH0478 Box 1 20 186 Two men looking at a large stack of unmerchantable timber between 1939 and 1941 PH0478 Box 1 20 187

Written on photo: Timber of no value piled ready for burning.

Two men burning brush near Camp Lincoln April 5, 1939 PH0478 Box 1 20 188 Man burning brush at the side of the reservoir April 23, 1939 PH0478 Box 1 20 189 Men burning brush at the mouth of the Sanpoil River May 2, 1939 PH0478 Box 1 20 190-192

Written on 192: Clearing in the San Poil swamps.

Brush, branches, and other debris being piled for burning along the lower Sanpoil River September 1, 1939 PH0478 Box 1 21 193 Men burning brush and tree limbs in the reservoir area above the Grand Coulee Dam November 21, 1939 PH0478 Box 1 21 194-197 Men burning large logs between 1939 and 1941 PH0478 Box 1 21 198 Field debris arranged in piles and logs of merchantable timber on the right bank of the Columbia River below Camp Gifford, near Kettle Falls, Washington August 30, 1940 PH0478 Box 1 21 199 Man on a tractor bunching together smoking remains of greasewood that has been burned above Coulee Lake, two miles above Grand Coulee Dam October 9, 1940 PH0478 Box 1 21 200 Camp Ferry worker setting alight a pile of sagebrush and greasewood with a flamethrower near Coulee Lake, two miles above Grand Coulee Dam October 9, 1940 PH0478 Box 1 21 201 Two men in a furnace pit for burning logs, with piles of logs and debris in the background between 1939 and 1941 PH0478 Box 1 21 202

Written on photo: Furnace pit ready to filled with logs for burning, Such pits are necessary to provide draft. From accompanying material: Where steep hillsides or gullies are present, these "furnaces" are unnecessary.

Bulldozer pushing logs into a furnace pit burning unmerchantable timber, near the mouth of the Kettle River December 21, 1940 PH0478 Box 1 21 203 Clearing of felled trees, logs, and piles of debris to burn near Nine Miles Creek with workers from Camp Gerome 1940? PH0478 Box 2 1 204 Men standing around a tractor with a field of stumps and logs being burned behind them at Camp Gerome between 1939 and 1941 PH0478 Box 2 1 205 Man crossing a field at Camp Gerome with workers performing clearing operations in the background between 1939 and 1941 PH0478 Box 2 1 206 Aerial view of 500 cleared acres of land dotted with piles of debris ready for burning, below Rickey Rapids on the Columbia River between 1939 and 1941 PH0478 Box 2 1 207 Men unloading boxes of dynamite from a truck across the Columbia River from Camp Gifford near Kettle Falls, Washington August 30, 1940 PH0478 Box 2 1 208

From attached material: Dynamite is brought to the field blasting operation by specially marked trucks, unloaded into special boxes at safe distance from blasting.

Men carrying sacks of dynamite from the dynamite storage box to the field of blasting operations across the Columbia River from Camp Gifford near Kettle Falls, Washington August 30, 1940 PH0478 Box 2 1 209 Crew of men digging holes under stumps that will be filled with dynamite across the Columbia River from Camp Gifford near Kettle Falls, Washington August 30, 1940 PH0478 Box 2 1 210-211

From attached material of 211: Foreman Charles Slaymaker is seen standing at right. Piles of slash at left and right are to be burned together with the blasted stumps this fall.

Men placing sticks of dynamite in holes under stumps, across the Columbia River from Camp Gifford near Kettle Falls, Washington August, 1940? PH0478 Box 2 1 212-214

From attached material of 214: Fifty sticks were required to lift this one. Roots of trees in this Columbia River country are large and long, because of the scarcity of water.

Men wiring up dynamite to explode to blast out stumps across the Columbia River from Camp Gifford near Kettle Falls, Washington August 30, 1940 PH0478 Box 2 2 215 Large explosions of stumps with Camp Gifford blasting crew looking on in the foreground August 30, 1940 PH0478 Box 2 2 216-217 Blasting stumps across the river from Camp Gifford August 30, 1940 PH0478 Box 2 2 218 Camp Gifford blasting crew foreman Charles Slaymaker examining remains of a blasted stump August 30, 1940 PH0478 Box 2 2 219

From attached materials: These fragments have been thrown through the air for more than one thousand feet.

Men from Camp Gifford blasting crew examining root fragments of blasted stumps August 30, 1940 PH0478 Box 2 2 220

From attached material: This is the result of fifty sticks of dynamite under a large yellow pine stump. Workmen are examining root fragments that will later be pulled out by tractor.

Man in cleared field pushing down a plunger with explosion in the background, fence and river beyond to the left May 10, 1940 PH0478 Box 2 2 221 Aerial view of explosion with river below and cleared field piled with debris to be burned in the background, eight miles south of Camp Gerome October 9, 1940 PH0478 Box 2 2 222 Crew of men with bulldozer conducting clearing operations for a road April, 1941? PH0478 Box 2 2 223 Bulldozer and backhoe on rocky hillside working on a new highway between Kettle Falls and the new town of Marcus, Washington April 28, 1941 PH0478 Box 2 2 224 Line of trucks used in the clearing operations in the Camp Kettle area with a hill of trees in the background June 27, 1941 PH0478 Box 2 2 225

Morgan Fitz, Camp Kettle (photographer)

Two night crewmen of Camp Kettle servicing a truck, in the foreground is a poster for the WPA Safety Trophy June 27, 1941 PH0478 Box 2 2 226

Morgan Fitz, Camp Kettle (photographer)

WPA workers gathered around table and taking bowls of food for lunch between 1939 and 1941 PH0478 Box 2 3 227

From attached material: Delivered hot from Lincoln Camp four miles away.

Workers from Camp Gifford line up at a plywood table for lunch at 11 A.M., near Kettle Falls, Washington August 30, 1940 PH0478 Box 2 3 228a-b

From attached material: A sack lunch is brought out from camp together with coffee, soup, and pie.

Photos are inverses of each other. 228b has been hand colored.

Tractor and trucks in the field of Camp Kettle with men seated and eating lunch in background between 1939 and 1941 PH0478 Box 2 3 229

Written on photo: Lunch hour in the field, Camp Kettle.

Cook stirring a large pot in tent kitchen while Camp Keller is being constructed March 29, 1939 PH0478 Box 2 3 230 Three cooks of Camp Keller and camp superintendent Harry Fenton displaying trays of roast beef for the first meal served at newly completed Camp Keller 1939 PH0478 Box 2 3 231

From attached material: Cooks from left to right: George N. Nikotitch, Ed Hanson, and Norman Chapman.

Three camp bakers stand behind trays of pastries and rolls in the mess hall of Camp Keller May 2, 1939 PH0478 Box 2 3 232 Three cooks holding up two trays of hams in the mess hall of Camp Keller May 2, 1939 PH0478 Box 2 3 233 Camp Ferry workers seated in a mess hall at meal time April 19, 1939 PH0478 Box 2 3 234 Two cooks in the kitchen of Camp Ferry with pots and plates behind them June 20, 1939 PH0478 Box 2 3 235 Waiters carrying coffee, tea, and hot foods to tables in the mess hall of Camp Gerome five minutes before the evening meal is served October 9, 1940 PH0478 Box 2 3 236 Workers seated and eating in the Camp Gerome mess hall October 9, 1940 PH0478 Box 2 3 237 Workers seated and eating Thanksgiving dinner in the Camp Gerome mess hall with cooks, waiters, and camp orchestra in the background at the right November 26, 1940 PH0478 Box 2 4 238

From attached material: A similar dinner is served on Christmas Day.

Kitchen of Camp Gerome during meal time with cooks at center and waiters picking up refills of food to take back to the mess hall October 9, 1940 PH0478 Box 2 4 239 Group of men gathered in the mess hall of Camp Gerome at 7:30 PM listening to orchestra while a weekly movie showing is being prepared October 9, 1940 PH0478 Box 2 4 240

From attached material: Movie screen, two bed sheets, is seen furled on rafter above orchestra during the music session. Movie this evening was a mystery thriller.

Large group of men gathered outside a work camp watching a movie with the projector in the center of the group 1939 and 1941 PH0478 Box 2 4 241 Men reading newspapers in the recreation room on Camp Ferry May 20, 1939 PH0478 Box 2 4 242 Three men examining a puff ball on a table in the recreation room of Camp Gerome November 26, 1940 PH0478 Box 2 4 243

From attached material: A giant puff ball [mushroom], found recently a mile north of Camp Gerome by clearing workers, is put on display at the camp's recreation hall. Although seldom growing larger than a good sized apple, this puff ball is 41.5" in circumference, 9.5" high and weighs 14.5lbs.

Six tents at the site where a permanent Camp Lincoln will be built, house at right with large stacks of firewood in front December 1938? PH0478 Box 2 4 244 Car parked in front of a house with tents of the temporary Camp Lincoln in the background January 20, 1939 PH0478 Box 2 4 245 Field where Camp Lincoln will be constructed with foundations of some structures completed 1938 PH0478 Box 2 4 246 Workers assembling barracks of Camp Lincoln with large stacks of lumber in the background 1938? PH0478 Box 2 4 247 Aerial view showing construction of Camp Lincoln with completed buildings and further construction and piles of lumber to the left December 1938? PH0478 Box 2 4 248-249 Aerial view of construction at Camp Lincoln with stacks of lumber and platforms to support future structures December 1938? PH0478 Box 2 5 250 Aerial view of Camp Lincoln nearing completion with many buildings intact with some construction ongoing at the far left February 1, 1939 PH0478 Box 2 5 251

From attached material: Long buildings in foregrounds are garages and repair shops, built from lumber salvaged from abandoned buildings.

Man with bandaged foot in bed in the infirmary of Camp Lincoln May 17, 1939 PH0478 Box 2 5 252

From attached material: View of ward in infirmary at Camp Lincoln with patient who cut his foot with an adze while working on boat construction.

Aerial view of the Spokane River with Camp Spokane on the riverbank in the foreground April 26, 1941 PH0478 Box 2 5 253

Morgan Fitz (photographer)

Scanned from negative.

Newly completed Camp Keller on the first day of occupancy by workers May 2, 1939 PH0478 Box 2 5 254 Cars in front of Camp Keller next to Columbia River June 20, 1939 PH0478 Box 2 5 255 Man behind car viewing site of future Camp Gerome with pre-fabricated panels from Camp Lincoln at right and left April 12, 1939 PH0478 Box 2 5 256 Men removing debris from the site where Camp Gerome will be constructed and placing sills for the foundations of the barracks July 1, 1939 PH0478 Box 2 5 257

From attached material: Placing the first sills for the barracks at the WPA Coulee Dam clearing project camp at Gerome. Note tree dotted areas of the Columbia River Valley in the background, which will later be inundated with the waters of the rising 151 mile Coulee Dam reservoir.The trees and other movable debris, which might threaten the dam or navigation, will be removed by WPA crews to be housed in this and other camps at Lincoln, Keller, Kettle Falls, lower Spokane River, etc.

Workers unloading a pre-fabricated section of roof shipped from Camp Lincoln for the construction of Camp Gerome July 1, 1939 PH0478 Box 2 5 258

From attached material: Approximately 350 men will be accommodated in this camp.

Don G. Abel and Jay J. Kalex standing beside Camp Gerome flagpole with completed camp behind them October 17, 1939 PH0478 Box 2 5 259 Workers aboard Gerome Ferry as it lands at Camp Gerome with other workers walking up the hill to camp in the background August 22, 1940 PH0478 Box 2 5 260

From accompanying material: Aboard the diesel powered side wheeler Gerome ferry as it makes a landing at foot of Camp Gerome. Workers seen going up trail to camp are from Bunyan that landed a few minutes earlier at left of picture. Ferry operator is seen in this control cabin at left. Sign "Brewster Ferry" at right is name of former owner.

Aerial view looking north of Camp Gerome on the banks of the Columbia River April 26, 1941 PH0478 Box 2 5 261

Morgan Fitz (photographer)

Scanned from negative.

Aerial view looking southwest of Camp Gerome on the banks of the Columbia River April 26, 1941 PH0478 Box 2 5 262

Morgan Fitz (photographer)

Scanned from negative.

Morgan Fitz (photographer)

Remains of Camp Gerome on the shores of the rising Oropothem Creek with the Gerome Ferry to the left 1941 PH0478 Box 2 6 263

From attached material: The Gerome ferry, seen moored in the creek's outlet, will continue in service as rising backwater covers the site of 21-month-old Camp Gerome where some 500 WPA workers were housed during the clearing projects in this area. Most of the camp buildings have been dismantled and moved further north to increase the operations at Camp Kettle near Kettle Falls on the upper Columbia and Kettle Rivers.

Men working on the construction of Camp Gifford re-erecting buildings transported from Camp Keller 1939 PH0478 Box 2 6 264-265 Man descending hill holding a rope with other men below installing Camp Gifford water supply pump January 11, 1940 PH0478 Box 2 6 266

From attached material: Pump will be transferred to a traveling pump house when water rises next May. Pump house will be mounted on wheels and drawn up inclined rails shown by cable and winch.

Water pump house at Camp Gifford with view of staircase built into hill behind it with workers standing at intervals December 21, 1940 PH0478 Box 2 6 267

From attached material: There is no worry at Camp Gifford that their water pumping station at river level below camp will be inundated by the rising water. As the river backs up the station will be pulled up the bank on a track by cable. High water will come to approximately where the second worker from the top stands. This long, steep stairway - 195 steps - to the pumping station has been dubbed "Angels' Leap" by camp workers.

Camp Gifford seen from behind trees in the foreground January 11, 1940 PH0478 Box 2 6 268 Aerial view of Camp Gifford on the shore of the Columbia River July 23, 1940 PH0478 Box 2 6 269 Infrared aerial view looking south of the Columbia River below Camp Gifford April 26, 1941 PH0478 Box 2 6 270

Morgan Fitz (photographer)

Scanned from negative

Men constructing wooden bases for buildings at Camp Kettle 1939 PH0478 Box 2 6 271 Long wooden building under construction at Camp Kettle 1939 PH0478 Box 2 6 272 View of Camp Kettle, parking lot, and surrounding houses, with forest and mountain in the background October 20, 1939 PH0478 Box 2 6 273 Tent barracks addition to Camp Kettle with view of rest of camp in background between 1939 and 1940 PH0478 Box 2 6 274 Men in trucks leaving Camp Kettle to start work on clearing operations June 27, 1941 PH0478 Box 2 6 275

Morgan Fitz (photographer)

Two buildings of Camp Kettle next to the Columbia River between 1939 and 1940 PH0478 Box 2 7 276 View of Camp Kettle looking west between 1939 and 1940 PH0478 Box 2 7 277 View of Camp Kettle looking south between 1939 and 1940 PH0478 Box 2 7 278 Aerial views of Camp Kettle from various directions 1940 PH0478 Box 2 7 279-282 Aerial views of Camp Kettle from various directions with tent barracks visible April-September, 1941 PH0478 Box 2 7 283-285

Morgan Fitz (photographer)

From attached material of 283: Shops and garages are located at the right, mess hall and office in the top center camp area. At this time the camp had facilities for housing and feeding 1,330 men, 250 of which were domiciled in the tent group seen at the top left camp area.

Attached to back of 285 is the text of a letter to WPA Administrator John M. Carmody dated September 5, 1941 detailing information about Camp Kettle and Coulee Clearance Project work camps.

Aerial view of Camp Kettle looking north April 17, 1941 PH0478 Box 2 7 286a

Morgan Fitz (photographer)

Scanned from negative.

View of Camp Kettle looking northeast April 17, 1941 PH0478 Box 2 7 286b Aerial view of Camp Kettle looking south June 23, 1941 PH0478 Box 2 7 287

Morgan Fitz (photographer)

Scanned from negative

Tents of Camp Detillion with a large pile of wood in the center of camp 1941 PH0478 Box 2 8 288 Tents of Camp Detillion with view of cleared Spokane River valley in the background June 27, 1941 PH0478 Box 2 8 289

Morgan Fitz (photographer)

From attached material: Camp Detillion, a small clearing camp during the final days of clearing operations in this area is seen this view looking east.

Tents barracks of Camp Detillion November 26, 1940 PH0478 Box 2 8 290

From attached material: Mess hall is at right in foreground, offices and garage at right background. The Spokane River is seen in distance at left.

Tents of Camp Little Falls on the north bank of the Spokane River 1941 PH0478 Box 2 8 291

From attached material: Most of the tent quarters for the camp's personnel of 125 men are seen at the right. The prefabricated type of building at the left accommodates dining room, kitchen, storeroom and office.

Dirt road leading up to the tents of Camp Little Falls on the bank of the Spokane River at right 1941 PH0478 Box 2 8 292 Road in front of the tents of Camp Little Falls with Spokane River to the left 1941 PH0478 Box 2 8 293 Shoreline of the Spokane River in the foreground with view of Camp Little Falls in far background June 27, 1941 PH0478 Box 2 8 294

Morgan Fitz (photographer)

Double wall of a root house at one of the camps of the WPA Coulee Clearance Project November 25, 1939 PH0478 Box 2 8 295

From attached material: Showing double log wall of root house, which will be filled with dry earth to make interior frost proof.

Wood shed with wood inside at one of the camps of the WPA Coulee Clearance Project between 1939 and 1941 PH0478 Box 2 8 296 Large group of workers walking uphill to WPA clearing operations camp between 1939 and 1941 PH0478 Box 2 8 297-298 Line of workers walking along a dirt road with men in foreground observing and a cameraman to the right between 1939 and 1941 PH0478 Box 2 8 299

From attached material: WPA workers returning for dinner after a hard day's clearing in remote areas along the Columbia River. Just above dam.

Cleared field marking the former site of Keller, Washington 1939? PH0478 Box 2 9 300 Building being dismantled in Peach, Washington October 2, 1938 PH0478 Box 2 9 301

From attached material: First building to be demolished in the project to clear the Grand Coulee backwater area is this church at Peach, now being wrecked by WPA workers.

Building near the banks of the Columbia River near the town of Peach, Washington between 1938 and 1941 PH0478 Box 2 9 302 Farm buildings in the foreground with Hawk Creek Bend at the left in the background, near Peach, Washington March 4, 1941 PH0478 Box 2 9 303

Morgan Fitz (photographer)

Cleared field of land, formerly the site of the town of Peach 1941 PH0478 Box 2 9 304

Written on photo: Toward Hawk Creek, showing site of former town of Peach, now inundated.

Stacks of lumber with the town of Lincoln in the background before the area was flooded 1939-1941 PH0478 Box 2 9 305 Burning house near the site of Camp Lincoln April 10, 1939 PH0478 Box 2 9 306

From attached material: One of first early settler's houses in the path of the WPA clearing project crews, near Camp Lincoln. All stumps, unsaleable trees and other combustible debris are burned as the WPA crews move up the banks of the Columbia River above Ground Coulee dam, preparing the future lake bed of the 151 mile Coulee Dam Reservoir.

Several houses at the top of a hill at the site of Fort Spokane between 1939 and 1941 PH0478 Box 2 9 307 Town of Inchelium on the banks of the Columbia River 1939? PH0478 Box 2 9 308

Written on photo: Indian town of Inchelium will be moved to higher ground.

Inchelium High School gymnasium being hauled away with the Gifford-Inchelium ferry crossing the Columbia River in the foreground 1939? PH0478 Box 2 9 309

From attached material: Cut in sections and loaded on dollies the Inchelium High School gymnasium, last building to be removed in the old town, is shown on the road leading out of the old town and up to the new town site above high water mark of backwater of the Columbia River. Clearing for the lake is shown as completed in this scene. Water will cover the area up to the timber line in the back.

Postmaster E. J. Gifford holding set of scales and looking at the empty shelves of his general store, Gifford, Washington April 12, 1939 PH0478 Box 2 10 310

From attached material: Mr. Gifford intends to build a new store above the back water line as soon as the new state highway is located. The present building, general store and post office which will be flooded by the back water is already being demolished.

Car driving down a highway one mile south of the town of Rice with the Columbia River valley in the background June 27, 1941 PH0478 Box 2 10 311

Morgan Fitz (photographer)

Cleared lakebed south of the old town of Rice, Washington June 27, 1941 PH0478 Box 2 10 312

Morgan Fitz (photographer)

Cleared area of land a mile north of the town of Rice, Washington June 27, 1941 PH0478 Box 2 10 313

Morgan Fitz (photographer)

Man standing looking into a geological well-like formation near Kettle Falls, Washington 1939? PH0478 Box 2 10 314

From attached material: According to old timers, Kettle Falls obtained its name from the numerous kettle-like wells shown in the enclosed picture. These wells, caused by the action of gravel and water being swirled by the current and wearing holes into the solid rock reaching a depth of 10 to 20 feet. At high water according to old timers, they gave the appearance of steaming kettles. Fast water rushing across them and throwing up spray as it swirled into the openings.

Decaying remains of an early 19th century wooden Catholic Mission near Kettle Falls, Washington November 26, 1938 PH0478 Box 2 10 315 Town of Kettle Falls, Washington September 26, 1938 PH0478 Box 2 10 316-318 Mr. A. H. Smythe and Mrs. Smythe being interviewed at the remains of their old home in Kettle Falls, Washington before it is inundated by the backing up of the Coulee Dam Reservoir April 12, 1939 PH0478 Box 2 10 319-320

From attached material on both: "Let 'er come," says A. H. Smythe an old timer at Kettle Falls, "I've got me a piece of ground back yonder from the high water mark, and I've got most of my house already built on it." . . . "The water can't get here too quick to suit me," says Mr. Smythe. "It will be just like living on a lake then."

Western Pine Mill on the banks of the Columbia River across from the town of Kettle Falls, Washington 1939? PH0478 Box 2 11 321 Burning remains of the White Pine Lumber Company reflecting on the water of the Columbia River, across the river from Kettle Falls, Washington 1939? PH0478 Box 2 11 322

From attached material: Machinery and parts of the buildings of the mill property, largest saw mill on the Columbia River, were previously removed to a new location on higher ground. Purchased by the Bureau of Reclamation and turned over to the WPA for demolition, this mill was located . . . below high water mark of the lake that is being formed by backwater of the Columbia River behind Grand Coulee Dam.

The tug Nespelem hauling a barge holding a building down the Spokane River above Camp Spokane March 4, 1941 PH0478 Box 2 11 323 View of new Marcus on the bank of the Columbia River with Mayor F. E. "Sunny" Horn at left with old Marcus, bridge, and land cleared by the WPA in the background 1941? PH0478 Box 2 11 324

From attached material: "There will always be a Marcus", F. E. "Sunny" Horn, Mayor of Marcus since 1932, wants you to know. He points to the new site on a bench well above high water mark of the lake being formed behind Grand Coulee Dam on which there is already a new grade and high school, a church in the building, a dozen homes moved up from old Marcus ... a water company's well and land cleared for a super-market.

Aerial view of new Marcus on the bank of the Columbia River with old Marcus, bridge, and land cleared by the WPA in the background March 31, 1941 PH0478 Box 2 11 325-326

Morgan Fitz (photographer)

Aerial view of the old town of Marcus with bridge across the Columbia River with land cleared by the WPA in the background 1941? PH0478 Box 2 11 327 Aerial view of the old town of Marcus on the banks of the Columbia River with bridge at left and new Marcus, built on higher ground, in the background March 31, 1941 PH0478 Box 2 11 328

Morgan Fitz (photographer)

Aerial view of the old town of Marcus with most buildings removed with bridge and Columbia River at left and new Marcus in the background June 23, 1941 PH0478 Box 2 11 329-330

Morgan Fitz (photographer)

Mayor F. E. "Sunny" Horn of Marcus points to the new town of Marcus, the U.S. Gypsum Company and the Spokane-Portland Cement Company beyond 1941? PH0478 Box 2 12 331 James Mullen and his wife in their railroad yard restaurant, the Beanery, with son Charles seated at the counter in Marcus, Washington 1941 PH0478 Box 2 12 332

From attached material: One of the last meals served in the Marcus railroad yard restaurant ... before closing the doors for the last time on March 20th.

Postmaster I. T. Peterson making out a money order in Marcus, Washington 1941 PH0478 Box 2 12 333

From attached material: She plans to keep right on with her job after the Marcus Post Office, last one to be moved on the river, goes to New Marcus between April 35th and May 1st.

Celestine Nagel seated on a couch and reading with her mother Sarah A. Nagel in their home, Marcus, Washington 1941 PH0478 Box 2 12 334 Three Marcus residents standing on the porch of their home, Marcus, Washington 1941? PH0478 Box 2 12 335 Two men standing on a porch, Marcus, Washington 1941? PH0478 Box 2 12 336 Congregation of Marcus Catholic Church gathered outside the church after the last mass conducted before the church was moved March 23, 1941 PH0478 Box 2 12 337 Members of the congregation of Marcus Catholic Church socializing outside the church on the day of the last mass conducted prior to the building being moved March 23, 1941 PH0478 Box 2 12 338 Father Paul M. Goergen and four boys of the Marcus Catholic Church congregation on the day of the last mass conducted at the church March 23, 1941 PH0478 Box 2 12 339 Great Northern Railroad conductor J. R. Bell with Marcus Mayor F. E. "Sunny" Horn, pointing at the railroad bridge that crosses the Columbia River at Marcus, Washington 1941? PH0478 Box 2 12 340 Mr. and Mrs. Emil Horn standing in front of their home in Marcus, Washington 1941 PH0478 Box 2 13 341 Sidney W. Wurzbug and clerk Margaret Miller standing in front of Wurzburg's Hardware store in Marcus, Washington 1941 PH0478 Box 2 13 342 Sidney W. Wurzburg talking with Anthony Gendron in front of Wurzburg's Hardware store in Marcus, Washington 1941 PH0478 Box 2 13 343 Home of Leon Wurzburg in the process of having the second story removed, Marcus, Washington 1941 PH0478 Box 2 13 344 Elmer Bircher's house being hauled down Main Street with worker standing atop the building holding up a wire so the house can pass under, Marcus, Washington 1941 PH0478 Box 2 13 345 L. C. Buckley's house being hauled down Main Street in Marcus, Washington 1941 PH0478 Box 2 13 346-347 Workers dismantling the Immigration Station, Marcus, Washington 1941 PH0478 Box 2 13 348

From attached material: ...the Immigration Station which was used by the railroad as a railway station since the removal of the regular station to the town of Kettle Falls three months ago. Marcus old timers remember boom days for the railroad thirty years ago when the Immigration Service had three and four interpreters, a doctor, and several inspectors to handle the large number of Hindus, Chinese and European immigrants coming into this country from Canada on this line.

Workers dismantling the Great Northern Railway ice house for salvage lumber, Marcus, Washington 1941 PH0478 Box 2 13 349 School with gutted interior, Marcus, Washington 1941 PH0478 Box 2 13 350-351 WPA workers pilling up partly demolished sheds, Marcus, Washington 1941 PH0478 Box 2 14 352 WPA workers gathering combustible material while preparing an old house to be burned, Marcus, Washington 1941 PH0478 Box 2 14 353a Burning building in path of dam construction May, 1939 PH0478 Box 2 14 353b WPA workers preparing an old house for burning while U.S. Custom workers salvage lumber for a boathouse in Northport, Washington 1941 PH0478 Box 2 14 354 Burning old buildings at night, Marcus, Washington 1941 PH0478 Box 2 14 355-356 Two Marcus residents seated in the window of the demolished school watching the night burning of old buildings, Marcus, Washington 1941 PH0478 Box 2 14 357 Reverend Ralph Waldo Orr and other men mixing concrete for the new Presbyterian Church in new Marcus, Washington 1941 PH0478 Box 2 14 358-359 Landscape Prior to Inundation Juncture where the Columbia River meets the mouth of the Spokane River between 1938 and 1941 PH0478 Box 2 15 360 Nee Bridge across the Spokane River at Lincoln, Washington between 1938 and 1941 PH0478 Box 2 15 361 Nee Bridge across the Spokane River being inundated with rising water at Lincoln, Washington 1941? PH0478 Box 2 15 362-363

Written on 362: lines drawn on photo showing high water line

Former site of Nee Bridge on the Spokane River completely covered by water, Lincoln, Washington 1941? PH0478 Box 2 15 364 Spokane River one and a half miles north of Lincoln, Washington between 1938 and 1941 PH0478 Box 2 15 365

Written on verso: Proposed bridge site across state highway

Spokane River three miles south of future site of Spokane River Bridge 1938? PH0478 Box 2 15 366 Spokane River just south of the future site of Spokane River Bridge October 26, 1938 PH0478 Box 2 15 367 Detillion Bridge across Spokane River between 1938 and 1941 PH0478 Box 2 15 368 Spokane Narrows along the Spokane River between 1938 and 1941 PH0478 Box 2 15 369-371

371 has been hand colored.

Spokane River eight miles upstream from the river mouth between 1938 and 1941 PH0478 Box 2 15 372 Spokane River Valley near Camp Detillion August 23, 1940 PH0478 Box 2 16 373 Cleared land in Spokane River Valley with Spokane River in the background, near Camp Detillion, fifteen miles from the mouth of the Spokane River May 15, 1941 PH0478 Box 2 16 374 Cleared area of Spokane River Valley with Detillion Bridge in the distance, near Camp Detillion May 1941 PH0478 Box 2 16 375-376 Washington Water Power Company hydroelectric plant at Little Falls on the Spokane River June 13, 1941 PH0478 Box 2 16 377

Morgan Fitz (photographer)

From attached material: The Little Falls hydroelectric plant of the Washington Water Power Company at Little Falls is the approximate up-river boundary of WPA clearing operations of WPA crews toward Camp Little Falls. The reservoir combines with Columbia River backwater behind Grand Coulee Dam and will eventually come up to approximately this point.

Cleared area on the Spokane River with piles of debris ready for burning by WPA clearing crews October 20, 1939 PH0478 Box 2 16 378 Views of Spokane River between 1938 and 1941 PH0478 Box 2 16 379-383 Columbia River near Coyote Rapids between 1938 and 1941 PH0478 Box 3 1 384 Columbia River bend immediately above the Grand Coulee Dam between 1938 and 1941 PH0478 Box 3 1 385

Photo is hand colored.

Columbia River bend one mile above the Grand Coulee Dam between 1938 and 1941 PH0478 Box 3 1 386 Snowy Columbia River Valley with Columbia River in background, fifteen miles above the Grand Coulee Dam between 1938 and 1941 PH0478 Box 3 1 387 Mouth and delta of the Sanpoil River, seventeen miles above the Grand Coulee Dan between 1938 and 1941 PH0478 Box 3 1 388 Aerial view of Sanpoil River and Valley north of the Columbia River July 30, 1938 PH0478 Box 3 1 389

Photograph by the 116th Photo Section, 41st Division Aviation, Washington National Guard

Columbia River near Hellgate Rapids between 1938 and 1941 PH0478 Box 3 1 390 Hellgate Rapids on the Columbia River during winter between 1938 and 1941 PH0478 Box 3 1 391 Number not used PH0478 Box 3 1 392 Hellgate Rapids on the Columbia River during winter between 1938 and 1941 PH0478 Box 3 1 393 Columbia River approaching Whitestone Rock between 1938 and 1941 PH0478 Box 3 1 394-395 Whitestone Rock on the Columbia River 1939? PH0478 Box 3 2 396

Written on photo: View taken from boat deck, M. S. Paul Bunyan

Whitestone Rock on the Columbia River with WPA workers on the deck of the barge Paul Bunyan in the foreground September 15, 1939 PH0478 Box 3 2 397 Two men boating on Hawk Creek with backwater from the Grand Coulee Dam reservoir covering surrounding bridge and highway, near Peach, Washington 1941? PH0478 Box 3 2 398 Man overlooking bend of the Columbia River five miles below Camp Gerome October 17, 1939 PH0478 Box 3 2 399 Aerial view of the Columbia River looking south above Camp Gerome April 26, 1941 PH0478 Box 3 2 400

Morgan Fitz (photographer)

Scanned from negative.

Aerial view looking south of the Columbia River above Camp Gerome April 26, 1941 PH0478 Box 3 2 401

Morgan Fitz (photographer)

Scanned from negative

Bend of the Columbia River with banks cleared by WPA workers, one mile north of Hunter, Washington May 15, 1941 PH0478 Box 3 2 402-403

From attached material of 403: The lake will be at least three times as wide as the river now is at this point.

1941 Plymouth on highway with cleared area of Columbia River in background, eight miles north of Hunter, Washington April 28, 1941 PH0478 Box 3 2 404 Bend of the Columbia River between the towns of Hunters and Cedonia, Washington between 1938 and 1941 PH0478 Box 3 2 405 Bend of the Columbia River near Cedonia, Washington between 1938 and 1941 PH0478 Box 3 2 406 Stretch of the Columbia River above Cedonia, Washington between 1938 and 1941 PH0478 Box 3 2 407 Stretch of the Columbia River between the towns of Hunter and Inchelium, Washington between 1938 and 1941 PH0478 Box 3 2 408 Cliff face on the banks of the Columbia River with the river in the foreground, three miles south of Gifford, Washington between 1938 and 1941 PH0478 Box 3 3 409 Stretch of the Columbia River three miles north of Gifford, Washington with highway and mile marker in the foreground between 1938 and 1941 PH0478 Box 3 3 410 Rickey Rapids on the Columbia River with trees in foreground August 26, 1938 PH0478 Box 3 3 411 Rickey Rapids on the Columbia River June 1940 PH0478 Box 3 3 412 Cleared land of the Colville River Valley with highway in the foreground May 1, 1941 PH0478 Box 3 3 413-414

Morgan Fitz (photographer)

Backwater from the Grand Coulee Dam reservoir rising up the Colville River Valley June 23, 1941 PH0478 Box 3 3 415

Morgan Fitz (photographer)

Aerial view of the Colville River outlet with cleared land on the right June 23, 1941 PH0478 Box 3 3 416

Morgan Fitz (photographer)

Scanned from negative.

Kettle Falls emergency landing field September 26, 1938 PH0478 Box 3 3 417

From attached material: Emergency landing field constructed by WPA labor - will border on edge of water of lake area - can be converted into land and seaplane base.

Snow covering the rapids of Kettle Falls on the Columbia River October 26, 1938 PH0478 Box 3 3 418-421

420 and 421 have been hand colored.

Kettle Falls rapids on the Columbia River June 10, 1940 PH0478 Box 3 4 422-423

From attached material on 422: Many Indian graves were removed from this area and transferred to a cemetery near Inchelium.

Aerial view of Kettle Falls rapids on the Columbia River and Marcus flats beyond between 1938 and 1941 PH0478 Box 3 4 424-425

425 is hand-colored.

Rapids formed by the first of the three cascades of Kettle Falls on the Columbia River between1938 and 1941 PH0478 Box 3 4 426

Written on photo: First and widest of the trio forming Kettle Falls.

Rapids of Kettle Falls on the Columbia River between 1938 and 1941 PH0478 Box 3 4 427-433 Aerial view of Kettle Falls Bridge over the Columbia River with Kettle Falls rapids beyond 1938? PH0478 Box 3 5 434 Kettle Falls Bridge over the Columbia River below Kettle Falls rapids 1938 PH0478 Box 3 5 435-437 Three bridges over the Columbia River with the two higher bridges under construction at the site of Kettle Falls rapids April 1941 PH0478 Box 3 5 438-440

Morgan Fitz (photographer)

Man working on the construction of railroad bridge on Columbia River below the site of Kettle Falls rapids April, 1941 PH0478 Box 3 5 441-442 Kettle Falls rapids seen through the girders of railroad bridge across Columbia River April 1941 PH0478 Box 3 5 443-444 Three bridges over the Columbia River with Kettle Falls rapids beyond April 28, 1941 PH0478 Box 3 6 445

From attached material: The backwater of the lake will reach to the deck of the old highway bridge, the lowest bridge of the three.

Aerial views of three bridges over the Columbia River with Kettle Falls rapids beyond May and June, 1941 PH0478 Box 3 6 446-447

Morgan Fitz (photographer)

Scanned from negatives.

Bridge across the Columbia River north of Kettle Falls rapids June 6, 1940 PH0478 Box 3 6 448 Bridge across the Columbia River rapids burning and collapsing into the water, north of Kettle Falls rapids June 6, 1940 PH0478 Box 3 6 449 Cliffs on the banks of the Kettle River with bridge in background, thirteen miles north of Kettle Falls, Washington between 1938 and 1941 PH0478 Box 3 6 450 Cleared area of Marcus Flats with Columbia River in the background May and June, 1941 PH0478 Box 3 6 451-453

Morgan Fitz (photographer)

Road and countryside between Marcus and Bossburg, Washington with Columbia River in the background between 1939 and 1941 PH0478 Box 3 6 454 Bend of the Columbia River between towns of Marcus and Bossburg, Washington between 1939 and 1941 PH0478 Box 3 6 455 Hill on the banks of the Columbia River above Marcus, Washington with bridge in the far distance between 1939 and 1941 PH0478 Box 3 6 456 Upper Columbia River, taken from rear of boat February 1940 PH0478 Box 3 6 457 Stretch of the upper Columbia River with mountains in background February 1940 PH0478 Box 3 6 458 Stretch of the Columbia River and road to right between 1939 and 1941 PH0478 Box 3 7 459 Cliffs covered with pine trees on the shore of the Columbia River September 1, 1939 PH0478 Box 3 7 460

From attached material: Photographed from the Paul Bunyan.

Bend of Columbia River looking north into Canada from site of Little Dalles rapids between 1938 and 1941 PH0478 Box 3 7 461-462 Stretch of road with site of Little Dalles rapids on the Columbia River in background between 1938 and 1941 PH0478 Box 3 7 463-464 Little Dalles rapids on the Columbia River between 1938 and 1941 PH0478 Box 3 7 465-470

465, 469, 470 have been hand colored.

Stretch of the Columbia River between the towns of Marble and Northport, Washington between 1938 and 1941 PH0478 Box 3 8 471 Bridge across the Columbia River at the town of Northport, Washington between 1938 and 1941 PH0478 Box 3 8 472-474 Aerial view of countryside around Steamboat Rock, Washington September 10, 1938 PH0478 Box 3 8 475

Photograph by the 116th Photo Section, 41st Division Aviation, Washington National Guard

Aerial Views of Grand Coulee Dam Area Columbia River bisecting Mason City and Engineers' Town with excavation work at site of Grand Coulee cofferdams in background April 1, 1936 PH0478 Box 3 8 476

Wallace Aerial Surveys (photographer)

Site of Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River with initial construction starting on the banks September 16, 1936 PH0478 Box 3 8 477

Photograph by the 116th Photo Section, 41st Division Aviation, Washington National Guard

Airfield and quarry outside Mason City and Engineers' Town, Washington, with dam construction in the background September 16, 1936 PH0478 Box 3 8 478

Photograph by the 116th Photo Section, 41st Division Aviation, Washington National Guard

Concrete being laid in foundations forms at site of Grand Coulee Dam September 16, 1936 PH0478 Box 3 8 479

Photograph by the 116th Photo Section, 41st Division Aviation, Washington National Guard

Construction site of Grand Coulee Dam March 16, 1937 PH0478 Box 3 9 480-482

Photograph by the 116th Photo Section, 41st Division Aviation, Washington National Guard

Columbia River bisecting Mason City and Engineers' Town with construction under way on the Grand Coulee Dam and mountains in background March 16, 1937 PH0478 Box 3 9 483

Photograph by the 116th Photo Section, 41st Division Aviation, Washington National Guard

Columbia River bisecting Mason City and Engineers' Town and surrounding shack towns and countryside March 16, 1937 PH0478 Box 3 9 484

Photograph by the 116th Photo Section, 41st Division Aviation, Washington National Guard

Towns and countryside surrounding Grand Coulee, Washington September 18, 1937 PH0478 Box 3 9 485a

Photograph by the 116th Photo Section, 41st Division Aviation, Washington National Guard

Towns and countryside surrounding Grand Coulee, Washington September 18, 1937 PH0478 Box 3 9 485b

Photograph by the 116th Photo Section, 41st Division Aviation, Washington National Guard

Columbia River bisecting Mason City and Engineers' Town with construction of Grand Coulee Dam in the foreground September 18, 1937 PH0478 Box 3 9 486

Photograph by the 116th Photo Section, 41st Division Aviation, Washington National Guard

Grand Coulee Dam under construction September 18, 1937 PH0478 Box 3 9 487

Photograph by the 116th Photo Section, 41st Division Aviation, Washington National Guard

Brett Pit quarry site with airfield in the foreground near Grand Coulee, Washington March 20, 1938 PH0478 Box 3 9 488

Photograph by the 116th Photo Section, 41st Division Aviation, Washington National Guard

Grand Coulee Dam under construction with Mason City and Engineers' Town in the foreground July 30, 1938 PH0478 Box 3 10 489

Photograph by the 116th Photo Section, 41st Division Aviation, Washington National Guard

West Powerhouse site on the bank of the Columbia River at the site of Grand Coulee Dam Construction July 30, 1938 PH0478 Box 3 10 490

Photograph by the 116th Photo Section, 41st Division Aviation, Washington National Guard

Aerial views of vicinity of Grand Coulee, Washington September 10, 1938 PH0478 Box 3 10 491-492

Photograph by the 116th Photo Section, 41st Division Aviation, Washington National Guard

Grand Coulee Dam under construction with Mason City, Engineers' Town, and mountains in the background October 18, 1938 PH0478 Box 3 10 493

Photograph by the 116th Photo Section, 41st Division Aviation, Washington National Guard

West Powerhouse site on the bank of the Columbia River at the site of Grand Coulee Dam Construction October 18, 1938 PH0478 Box 3 10 494

Photograph by the 116th Photo Section, 41st Division Aviation, Washington National Guard

Towns and landscape surrounding Grand Coulee Dam with Dam in foreground at right April 15, 1939 PH0478 Box 3 10 495

Photograph by the 116th Photo Section, 41st Division Aviation, Washington National Guard

Columbia River bisecting Mason City and Engineers' Town on the edge of Grand Coulee Dam with landscape in background April 15, 1939 PH0478 Box 3 10 496

Photograph by the 116th Photo Section, 41st Division Aviation, Washington National Guard

Grand Coulee Dam and construction site April 15, 1939 PH0478 Box 3 10 497-500

Photograph by the 116th Photo Section, 41st Division Aviation, Washington National Guard

Columbia River above Grand Coulee Dam with Mason City, Engineers' Town, and landscape beyond September 7, 1939 PH0478 Box 3 11 501

Photograph by the 116th Photo Section, 41st Division Aviation, Washington National Guard

Grand Coulee Dam under construction with Mason City and Engineers' Town in foreground February 14, 1940 PH0478 Box 3 11 502-503

Photograph by the 116th Photo Section, 41st Division Aviation, Washington National Guard

Grand Coulee Dam with construction sites on either bank and tractors working on top of the dam February 14, 1940 PH0478 Box 3 11 504

Photograph by the 116th Photo Section, 41st Division Aviation, Washington National Guard

Grand Coulee Dam Construction Site Columbia River bisecting towns of Mason City and Engineers' Camp 1936? PH0478 Box 3 11 505

K. S. Brown, Bureau of Reclamation (photographer)

Bridges over Columbia River near site of Grand Coulee, with Engineers' Camp in the foreground 1936? PH0478 Box 3 11 506

K. S. Brown, Bureau of Reclamation (photographer)

Banks of Columbia River at site of Grand Coulee Dam with initial construction of roads to the work site 1936? PH0478 Box 3 11 507

K. S. Brown, Bureau of Reclamation (photographer)

Banks of the Columbia River with initial construction for the cofferdams of the Grand Coulee Dam 1936? PH0478 Box 3 11 508 Panorama of Columbia River passing through construction site of Grand Coulee Dam, Engineers' Town, and Mason City 1936? M271 509

Written in pencil on verso: From north bank looking south. G Asahel Curtis, 1942.

K. S. Brown, Bureau of Reclamation (photographer)

Set of three photographs taped together.

Grand Coulee Dam construction site with some construction materials in the middle of the Columbia River 1936? PH0478 Box 3 11 510

Bureau of Reclamation (photographer)

Concrete pouring operations on the Grand Coulee Dam construction site 1936? PH0478 Box 3 12 511-514

K.S. Brown (photographer)

Excavation and construction of the Grand Coulee Dam cofferdams and foundations 1936? PH0478 Box 3 12 515

Bureau of Reclamation (photographer)

Storage of supplies and equipment on the edge of a work camp at the Grand Coulee Dam construction project between 1936 and 1941 PH0478 Box 3 12 516 Gravel chute in operation on the Grand Coulee Dam construction project between 1936 and 1941 PH0478 Box 3 12 517 Water flowing through the completed base of the Grand Coulee Dam 1938? PH0478 Box 3 12 518

Bureau of Reclamation (photographer)

Side view of water flowing through the base of the Grand Coulee Dam with latticework on top for concrete pouring April 23, 1939 PH0478 Box 3 12 519

Scanned from negative.

Construction on the nearly completed Grand Coulee Dam with reservoir behind between 1941 and 1942 PH0478 Box 3 12 520

Bureau of Reclamation (photographer)

Water flowing through the nearly completed Grand Coulee Dam with reservoir behind August 1941 PH0478 Box 3 12 521

Scanned from negative.

Close shot of unfilled pilings at base of construction cranes between 1941 and 1942 PH0478 Box 3 12 522 Workers constructing lower dam wall portion between 1941 and 1942 PH0478 Box 3 12 523 Construction materials floating near unfilled pilings of dam wall between 1941 and 1942 PH0478 Box 3 12 524 Columbia River bank terracing and unfinished portion of southern dam wall, from northeast between 1941 and 1942 PH0478 Box 3 12 525 Unfinished northern dam wall, from southwest between 1941 and 1942 PH0478 Box 3 12 526

Bureau of Reclamation (photographer)

Completed Grand Coulee Dam Electrical power station with Grand Coulee Dam in full operation in the background 1953 PH0478 Box 3 13 527 Water flowing through Grand Coulee Dam with observation points in the foreground 1953 PH0478 Box 3 13 528-529

Contact sheet with two photos.

Water flowing through the Grand Coulee Dam between 1950 and 1960 PH0478 Box 3 13 530 Water flowing through the Grand Coulee Dam between 1960 and 1970 PH0478 Box 3 13 531

Photographic Productions, Seattle (photographer)

Written on verso: Used in 1963 annual report.

Water flowing through Grand Coulee Dam with Engineers' Town in foreground at right 1955 PH0478 Box 3 13 532 Bust of Franklin D. Roosevelt at Grand Coulee Dam 1955 PH0478 Box 3 13 533

Thompson (photographer)

Typed on verso: Bust of the late F.D.R. on the north end of the Coulee Dam. It faces Roosevelt Lake, named for him, because of his personal interest in the Coulee Dam and its plan to irrigate millions of acres of arid land.

Man walking through the concrete tube of the Soap Lake Siphon 1942? PH0478 Box 3 13 534

Bureau of Reclamation (photographer)

Note affixed to verso: SOAP LAKE SIPHON: An interesting feature of the Columbia Basin irrigation system in Washington State is the Soap Lake siphon. The interior view shown in the above picture was taken near the end of the 2.44 mile-long concrete bore. Boasting an inside diameter of 25 feet, the siphon carries the entire flow of the West Canal from the east side of the Grand Coulee around the northern end of Soap Lake to the west side fo the Grand Coulee. -- Bureau of Reclamation Photo.

Beach at Lake Roosevelt created by Grand Coulee Dam 1968? PH0478 Box 3 13 535 Negatives Negatives between 1838 and 1941 PH0478 Box 4

44 nitrate negatives, numbers ranging from C-38 to C-934. Original negative envelopes, several containing extensive typed notes.