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Road and trestle at the Mud Mountain Dam project construction site, 1941
Road and trestle at the Mud Mountain Dam project construction site, 1941
TitleRoad and trestle at the Mud Mountain Dam project construction site, 1941
PhotographerStaff Photographer
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Date1941
CaptionMud Mountain Dam is located seven miles southeast of Enumclaw, Washington on the White River. When it was completed in 1948, the Mud Mountain Dam was the highest rock-and-earth-filled dam in the world. The dam was built to prevent massive flooding in South King County and North Pierce County.
NotesWritten on image: mud mt. dam
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): January 5, 1941
SubjectsConstruction equipment--Washington (State); Dam construction--Washington (State)
PlacesMud Mountain Dam (Wash.); White River Watershed (Pierce County and King County, Wash.)
Digital CollectionMuseum of History & Industry Photograph Collection
Image Number1986.5.5823.2
Ordering InformationTo order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph.
Credit LineSeattle Post-Intelligencer Photograph Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved
RepositoryMuseum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI).
Repository CollectionSeattle Post-Intelligencer Photograph Collection
TypeImage
Physical Description1 acetate negative: b&w; 4 x 5 in.
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned from original negative as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4.
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