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Workers excavating site of Gorge Dam Powerhouse, June 6, 1922
Workers excavating site of Gorge Dam Powerhouse, June 6, 1922
TitleWorkers excavating site of Gorge Dam Powerhouse, June 6, 1922
PhotographerUnknown
Date1922
NotesPhotographs of the Skagit River Hydroelectric Project constructed between 1918-1961.

The Gorge Dam and Powerhouse were built by Seattle City Light and completed in September of 1924.

Caption on image: Method of excavating loose material, P.H. Exc., June 6-22. F210

PH Coll 45.1-28b
Location DepictedUnited States--Washington (State)--Skagit River--Gorge Dam Powerhouse
Subjects (LCTGM)Excavation--Washington (State); Construction workers--Washington (State);
Subjects (LCSH)Excavating machinery--Washington (State); Hydroelectric power plants--Washington (State)--Design and construction
Digital CollectionSeattle Power and Water Supply Collection
Order NumberWWDL0329
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RepositoryUniversity of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division
Repository CollectionSeattle City Light Albums. PH Coll 45
Object TypePhotograph
Physical Descriptionsilver gelatin, b&w
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned from a photographic print using a Microtek Scanmaker 9600XL at 150 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2005
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