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    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1934-03-31


    • Work on Bonneville project gets under way.

    • 1934

    • Work on Bonneville project gets under way. - Scene of activity at the Bonneville dam and hydroelectric development project in the Columbia river, Oregon, where 1300 men are engaged in preliminary work harnessing the river. When completed the dam...
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1934-03-31
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1934-04-03


    • Bonneville project has own police force.

    • 1934

    • Bonneville project has own police force. - A new organization to enforce the laws was formed at Bonneville dam site on the Columbia river by the government and plan may be to extend to other federal projects
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1934-04-03
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1935-04-11


    • Concrete feet for big spillway dam

    • 1935

    • Concrete feet for big spillway dam. - Foundation blocks for the south half of the main spillway dam resembles fenced-in gardens. These blocks, which rest on bedrock, vary from 40 to 60 feet below sea level, due to bedrock sloping to the south....
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1935-04-11
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1935-04-16


    • Inside Bonneville locks.

    • 1935

    • Inside Bonneville locks. - We are looking downstream inside the sealocks where ocean steamers will float through the Cascade range when the great Bonneville project is finished. Ships will tie up at the smooth concrete wall at left while waiting to...
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1935-04-16
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1935-04-23


    • Ocean-going vessels will pass through here.

    • 1935

    • Ocean-going vessels will pass through here. - This view shows how construction is progressing on the $3,000,000 navigation locks at the $34,000,000 Bonneville dam on the Columbia river near Portland, Ore. Sea-going freighters will pass through here...
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1935-04-23
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1935-04-29


    • Men must scatter their labors over field of many patterns.

    • 1935

    • Men must scatter their labors over field of many patterns. - Basic and developed construction . - Left--Face of Boulder dam on Colorado river. Upper right--Work on Bonneville dam on Columbia river. Lower left--The labor of men begins with the soil.
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1935-04-29
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1935-07-05


    • Bonneville power project rises like magic.

    • 1935

    • Bonneville power project rises like magic. - About 60,000 horse power will be generated by the power equipment of the Bonneville power and navigation project. The substructure of the plant to house the huge turbines is shown here in the process of...
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1935-07-05
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1935-07-07


    • Massive works greet dam visitor.

    • 1935

    • Massive works greet dam visitor. - Top--Heavy steel and concrete intake of the Bonneville dam power house. The high water mark of the Columbia is shown by the dark line three feet above the present water level on the piers. Below--Over this road,...
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1935-07-07
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1935-07-29


    • Federal city rises at Bonneville dam.

    • 1935

    • Federal city rises at Bonneville dam. - Bonneville dam's 20 permanent $12,000 houses are taking on the appearance of a small, well-planned city. Grass now grows on the lawns where a few weeks ago was nothing but dust. Army engineers are preparing...
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1935-07-29
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1935-09-01


    • Big Bonneville dam ready for superstructure builders.

    • 1925

    • Big Bonneville dam ready for superstructure builders. - Top picture shows downstream face of the Bonneville dam power house, which has been completed to the 90-foot deck. Bids for the superstructure, to house the generators, are to be called in...
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1935-09-01
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1935-09-30


    • Down to bed-rock.

    • 1935

    • Down to bed-rock. - A jack-hammer crew is shown at work inside the cofferdam on the old bed of the Columbia river, drilling for dynamite charges. The blasting operations to follow will clear the way for the foundations of the main spillway of the...
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1935-09-30
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1935-10-31


    • Bridle in harness of Columbia river power.

    • 1935

    • Bridle in harness of Columbia river power. - How Bonneville project looks at present. - Upper left: Bonneville dam ship lock under construction on Oregon shore of Columbia river. Upper right: Panorama of Bonneville project with Oregon shore in the...
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1935-10-31
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1935-11-24


    • Concrete feet for big spillway dam.

    • 1935

    • Concrete feet for big spillway dam. - Foundation blocks for the south half of the main spillway dam resembles fenced-in gardens. These blocks, which rest on bedrock, vary from 40 to 60 feet below sea level, due to bedrock sloping to the south....
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1935-11-24
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1935-12-15


    • Bonneville huge spillway deck work progresses.

    • 1935

    • Bonneville huge spillway deck work progresses. - Here is a view of the main spillway of the $42,500,000 Bonneville dam on the Columbia river near Portland, Ore., where some 2200 cubic yards of concrete are poured daily. The pyramid-like blocks are...
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1935-12-15
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1936-01-03


    • Where Columbia's backwater will spread.

    • 1936

    • Where Columbia's backwater will spread. - Part of the answer to the question, "What will happen to the gorge when the dam is finished?" This view taken from the Washington shore near Wind river, shows the Columbia at low-water stage. In the...
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1936-01-03
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1936-01-05


    • Great dam grows despite winter's onslaught.

    • 1936

    • Great dam grows despite winter's onslaught. - Below--A view looking north along the gallery corridor of the power house fishways. The water levels will range from the ladder support, to which the man at the right is pointing, to the very top.
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1936-01-05
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1936-01-07


    • "Ol' man river foiled again.. Cons

    • 1936

    • "Ol' man river foiled again" - Here is seen a portion of the new cofferdam that is being constructed at the Bonneville dam, in which when completed, the north section of the main spillway dam will be constructed. The section seen here has been...
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1936-01-07
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1936-02-02


    • Bonneville today.

    • 1936

    • Bonneville today. - Panorama from Bradford island, looking upstream and toward the Washington shore. In the foreground, the foundation of the spillway dam is taking form. The projections are concrete piers 50 feet wide. Spillway gates will go on...
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1936-02-02

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