Grand Coulee Dam photograph album, 1933-1937.

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Grand Coulee Dam photograph album, 1933-1937.

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One photo album illustrating the construction of the Grand Coulee Dam from 1933 to 1937. It includes photographs of the site before construction, the Columbia River diversion, blasting, "jackhammer men," driving steel piling, and general construction photographs. It also includes one photograph of the builder's quarters, Franklin D. Roosevelt at the dedication in 1934, and a photograph of Governor Clarence D. Martin formally placing first concrete in dam in 1935. The photographer is unknown, but the photographs are 8x10 black and white photographs taken with a large format camera.

1 box (1.5 linear ft.)

Spokane Public Library, Downtown Branch

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SNAC Resource ID: 8114052

Spokane Public Library, Downtown Branch

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Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882, in Hyde Park, New York. He was the son of James (lawyer, financier) and Sara (Delano) Roosevelt. He married Anna Eleanor Roosevelt on March 17, 1905, and had six children: Anna, James, Franklin, Elliott, Franklin Jr., John. He received his B.A. from Harvard in 1904 and later attended Columbia University Law School. Roosevelt was admitted to the Bar in 1907 and worked for the Carter, Ledyard, and Milburn firm in New York City from 1907 to 19...

Martin, Clarence D. (Clarence Daniel), 1886-1955

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Governor of Washington State, 1933-1941. From the description of Papers, 1896-1954. (Washington State University). WorldCat record id: 29852659 ...