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Area to be filled with second stage concrete above Ross Powerhouse, May 3, 1952
Area to be filled with second stage concrete above Ross Powerhouse, May 3, 1952
TitleArea to be filled with second stage concrete above Ross Powerhouse, May 3, 1952
PhotographerUnknown
Date1952
NotesPhotographs of the Skagit River Hydroelectric Project constructed between 1918-1961.

The name of Ruby Dam was changed to Ross Dam in 1939 after the death of J.D. Ross, Seattle City Light Superintendent from 1911-1939, best known for securing and constructing the Skagit River Project.

Handwritten on photograph: 5-3-52, SP-2408-RPH

PH Coll 627.207
Location DepictedUnited States--Washington (State)--Ross Power Plant
Subjects (LCSH)Concrete construction--Formwork; Dams--Washington (State)--Design and construction
Digital CollectionSeattle Power and Water Supply Collection
Order NumberWWDL0660
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RepositoryUniversity of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division
Repository CollectionHistoric American Engineering Record No. WA-24 (Skagit River and Newhalem Creek Hydroelectric Projects) Photograph Collection. PH Coll 627
Object TypePhotograph
Physical Descriptionsilver gelatin, b&w
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned from a photographic print using a Microtek Scanmaker 9600XL at 115 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2005
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