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Wallis and Marilyn Kimble Northwest History Database
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    • State history. Grand Coulee dam. Progress of construction. 1934-04-29


    • Where man will throw vast concrete barrier across the Columbia river

    • 1934

    • Where man will throw vast concrete barrier across the Columbia river. - The Columbia river at this point runs almost due north. The white line indicates the top of the Grand Coulee low dam which will stand 246 feet above bedrock and measures 3430...
    • State history. Grand Coulee dam. Progress of construction. 1934-04-29
    • State history. Grand Coulee dam. Progress of construction. 1934-06-18


    • Vast canyon walls for background of Grand Coulee

    • 1934

    • Vast canyon walls for background of Grand Coulee. - Vastness of the canyon walls in the Grand coulee is indicated by this rear view of the main street of the boom town of Grand Coulee, about one and half miles from the dam site. The one and two...
    • State history. Grand Coulee dam. Progress of construction. 1934-06-18
    • State history. Grand Coulee dam. Progress of construction. 1934-06-18


    • Vast canyon walls for background of Grand Coulee

    • 1934

    • Vast canyon walls for background of Grand Coulee. - Vastness of the canyon walls in the Grand coulee is indicated by this rear view of the main street of the boom town of Grand Coulee, about one and half miles from the dam site. The one and two...
    • State history. Grand Coulee dam. Progress of construction. 1934-06-18
    • State history. Grand Coulee dam. Progress of construction. 1934-08-04


    • Grand Coulee's chief engineer explains vast project to president

    • 1934

    • Grand Coulee's chief engineer explains vast project to president. - From a high promontory in Okanogan county, President Roosevelt today viewed the great Grand Coulee dam project, for which he has approved a federal government expenditure of...
    • State history. Grand Coulee dam. Progress of construction. 1934-08-04
    • State history. Grand Coulee Dam. Construction. Bids & contracts. 1929-01-29


    • Coulee contract award brings finish in sight for vast Columbia dam

    • 1929

    • Coulee contract award brings finish in sight for vast Columbia dam. - Award of a $4,422,420 contract, largest since the Boulder project in 1931, cleared the way today for completion of Grand Coulee dam, key to a 1,200,000-acre reclamation and power...
    • State history. Grand Coulee Dam. Construction. Bids & contracts. 1929-01-29
    • State history. Grand Coulee Dam. Construction. Equipment. 1936-01-25


    • Nerve center of vast concrete job.

    • 1936

    • Nerve center of vast concrete job. - Standing on bedrock, far below the level of cubic yards. In this intricate pattern of cranes the river, gazing up at the largest concrete and trestles small locomotives wheel the giant mixer in the world, at...
    • State history. Grand Coulee Dam. Construction. Equipment. 1936-01-25
    • Northwest history. Lumber industry & by-products. Car shortage. 1919-12-18


    • Lumbermen pray for cars - Industry prostrate because of shortage - losing vast sums

    • 1919

    • Lumbermen pray for cars - Industry prostrate because of shortage - losing vast sums - Telegrams alleging that a car shortage has rendered the Pacific northwestern lumber industry "practically prostrate," unable to handle "the heaviest volumbe of...
    • Northwest history. Lumber industry & by-products. Car shortage. 1919-12-18
    • Northwest history. Lumber industry & by-products. Corporations & mergers. 1934-02-23


    • Visions vast corporations as home builders of America - Houses will come ready to put together with wrench and screw driver - lumbermen are told - Oregon loan league head says U. S. has shortage of 1,500,000 suitable homes

    • 1934

    • Visions vast corporations as home builders of America - Houses will come ready to put together with wrench and screw driver - lumbermen are told - Oregon loan league head says U. S. has shortage of 1,500,000 suitable homes - A prophecy of giant...
    • Northwest history. Lumber industry & by-products. Corporations & mergers. 1934-02-23
    • Northwest history. Lumber industry & by-products. Trade agreement. 1935-11-14


    • Buck reciprocity with Canadians - cry of "sell out" heard in vast timber empire - word comes that lumber has been sacrificed for Eastern autos

    • 1935

    • Buck reciprocity with Canadians - cry of "sell out" heard in vast timber empire - word comes that lumber has been sacrificed for Eastern autos - A strong plea for the lumber industry in the Pacific northwest was sent to President Roosevelt today by...
    • Northwest history. Lumber industry & by-products. Trade agreement. 1935-11-14
    • Northwest history. Mining. Assays. 1933-04-02


    • Gold in Lemhi entices miners - bring in $50 to $300 samples and one of $3700 to ton, says Salmon man, scratched and left - vast areas in which veins invite continuance- little placer left

    • 1933

    • Gold in Lemhi entices miners - bring in $50 to $300 samples and one of $3700 to ton, says Salmon man, scratched and left - vast areas in which veins invite continuance- little placer left - Lemhi county, Idaho, presents a fair and enticing...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Assays. 1933-04-02
    • Northwest history. Mining. Biography. 1937-07-02


    • Dean of mining - he visioned Spokane as the mining capitol of the west - years of careful study has convinced teh nationally known engineer that the fabulous mineral resources of this inter-mountain region far surpassed all otehr areas in its vast...

    • 1937

    • Dean of mining - he visioned Spokane as the mining capitol of the west - years of careful study has convinced teh nationally known engineer that the fabulous mineral resources of this inter-mountain region far surpassed all otehr areas in its vast...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Biography. 1937-07-02
    • Northwest history. Mining. Conventions. 1937-12-12


    • Vast ore mines in Washington

    • 1937

    • Vast ore mines in Washington.
      Frank Funkhouser points to Metaline, Republic, Chelan and Azurite. "I have been attending the Northwest Mining association conventions for nearly a quarter of a century. Heretofore, the atmosphere was adroitly...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Conventions. 1937-12-12
    • Northwest history. Mining. Discovery. 1935-07-28


    • Vast gold area cut in Montana

    • 1935

    • Vast gold area cut in Montana.
      Engineer Lewis says it can be mined and milled for $1.10 a ton. What is potentially one of the largest deposits of gold ore discovered in Montana was disclosed recently in tunnel development in the Elkhorn district...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Discovery. 1935-07-28
    • State history. Grand Coulee dam. Expenditures. 1937-04-19


    • Coulee dam gas demand is vast.

    • 1937

    • Coulee dam gas demand is vast. - In a recent issue of the MWAK Columbian, published by the safety department of the Mason-Walsh-Atkinson-Kier Company, builders of Grand Coulee dam, some revealing figures are printed concerning the consumption of...
    • State history. Grand Coulee dam. Expenditures. 1937-04-19
    • Northwest history. Mining. Discovery. 1938-03-27


    • Morning shoot vast deposit.

    • 1938

    • Morning shoot vast deposit. - The finding on the 4050 level in the Morning mine (Mullan, Idaho) of a continuance of the ore depposit substantially of the same nature as in the upper levels, is gratifying, says H. F. Brownell, president, in...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Discovery. 1938-03-27

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