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First earth being moved at Garrison Dam construction site
Title
First
earth
being
moved
at
Garrison
Dam
construction
site
Date of Original
1947-10-04
Description
Excavation
begins
with
several
different
pieces
of
machinery
at the
construction
site
of the
Garrison
Dam.
Small
groups
of
people
also
stand
on the
site.
Ordering Information
http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html
General Subject
Water
Work Life
Subject (LCTGM)
Dams
Construction
Location
Garrison Dam (N.D.)
Missouri River
Decade
1940-1949
Item Number
00073-014
Format of Original
Photographic prints
Transcription
"Photo
no.
3
As this
first
earth
was
being
moved
at
Garrison
on
October
4
,
1947
, the
site
of the
powerhouse
foundation
and
stilling
basin
looked
this
way.
This
stage
of the
excavation
was
known
as
Stage
I
and
included
excavation
of
part
of the
powerhouse
area
,
part
of the
intake
area
and
intake
channel
and the
placing
of
about
14
million
cubic
yards
of
material
in the
embankment.
The
contract
was
completed
in
1949"--Typed
on
label
affixed
to
back
of
photograph.
Notes
Photographer
unknown.
Title
created
by
staff.
Repository Institution
State Historical Society of North Dakota
Repository Collection
Garrison Dam Photograph Collection 00073
Credit Line
State Historical Society of North Dakota (00073-014)
Rights Management
Copyright transferred to the State Historical Society of North Dakota.
Digital ID
sh00073014
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