State history. Grand Coulee dam. Ice breaking. 1937-02-27

Ice is broken by clamshell. - Bucket on crane on barge clears channel as spring break-up nears. - The spring break-up of ice in the Columbia river was but a few hours away, it seemed today, as the MWAK started smashing the big ice cap just downstream from the slots in the dam.

Bibliographic Details
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1937
Subjects:
State history
Columbia river
Grand Coulee dam
ice breaking
bad weather
MWAK
employment
concrete pouring
Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.))
Ice on rivers
lakes
etc. > Columbia River
Concrete
Mason-Walsh-Atkinson-Kier Company
Construction industry > Employees > Supply and demand > - Washington (State) > Grand Coulee Dam
Atkinson
Ice cap
Online Access:http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/7201
Description
Summary:Ice is broken by clamshell. - Bucket on crane on barge clears channel as spring break-up nears. - The spring break-up of ice in the Columbia river was but a few hours away, it seemed today, as the MWAK started smashing the big ice cap just downstream from the slots in the dam.

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