GRAND COULEE DAM TAKES SHAPE.— The west excavation of the Grand Coulee Dam, in the State of Washington, U.S.A., seen from the lop of Block 40, which supports the western cofferdam. In the foreground are two four cubic-yard buckets used to place more than 6000 yards of concrete a day. The work when completed will utilise the power of the Columbia River for electric purposes. This work is the most stupendous of American public undertakings and is to cost £100,000,000.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLI, Issue 20442, 12 June 1936, Page 14
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80GRAND COULEE DAM TAKES SHAPE.—The west excavation of the Grand Coulee Dam, in the State of Washington, U.S.A., seen from the lop of Block 40, which supports the western cofferdam. In the foreground are two four cubic-yard buckets used to place more than 6000 yards of concrete a day. The work when completed will utilise the power of the Columbia River for electric purposes. This work is the most stupendous of American public undertakings and is to cost £100,000,000. Timaru Herald, Volume CXLI, Issue 20442, 12 June 1936, Page 14
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