United States Bureau of Reclamation collection of Deer Flat and Arrowrock construction photographs

Item

Identifier: P1961-164

Staff Only

Content Description

346 photographs of Deer Flat and Arrowrock Projects construction taken by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.

Dates

Creation: Majority of material found within 1911-07 - 1917-07

Extent

346 Photographic Prints

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Inventory

.1 Arrowrock Dam site, July 6, 1911 looking downstream
.2 Arrowrock Dam; spillway and north abutment site, 6 July 1911
.3 Arrowrock Dam site; arrowrock camp and spillway site, July 6, 1911
.4 Arrowrock Darn site, Aug. 10, 1911
.5 Arrowrock Dam site; south abutment showing rock cut, Aug. 10, 1911
.6 Arrowrock Dam site; spillway and north abutment, Aug.10, 1911
.7 Spillway excavation, Aug.10, 1911
.8 Camp and spillway, Aug.10,1911
.9 Highland Dam, Boise River, Aug. 11, 1911
.10 Dam site, looking downstream. Cofferdam and tunnel inlet, Aug.11, 1911
.11 Laying track near Gooseneck, Aug. 31, 1911
.12 Fruit grown on Boise Project; 19$1 Idaho State Fair
.13 Fruit grown on Boise Project; 1911 Idaho State Fair
.14 North abutment; tunnel inlet, Sept. 16, 1911
.15 Damsite, looking upstream; tunnel outlet, Sept. 16, 1911
.16 Warehouse and mess hall (rebuilt after fire), Sept. 16 1911
.17 Camp and railroad grade, Sept. 16, 1911
.18 Tunnel outlet, Sept. 16, 1911
.19 South abutment, Sept. 16, 1911
.20 Damsite, looking downstream; tunnel inlet, Sept. 16, 1911
.21 North abutment and spillway, Sept. 16, 1911
.22 Arrowrock Camp, Sept. 16, 1911
.23 Railroad grade at Kunzi's, Sept. 16, 1911
.24 Diversion tunnel outlet end, Oct. 30, 1911
.25 Portion of Arrowrock Camp, met. 30, 1911
.26 South abutment, Oct. 30, 1911
.27 Excavation for power house, Oct. 30, 1911
.28 Concrete plant for power house, Oct. 30, 1911
.29 Camp and spillway, Oct. 30, 1911
.30 Gooseneck bridge, Oct. 30, 1911
.31 Diversion tunnel, Oct. 30, 1911
.32 North end of camp and bridge, Oct. 30, 1911
.33 Diversion tunnel interior, Oct. 30, 1911
.34 Arrowrock Camp, Oct. 30, 1911
.35 Dam site, looking downstream, Oct. 30, 1911
.36 Dam site, looking upstream, Oct. 31, 1911
.37 North abutment and spillway, Oct. 30, 1911
.38 Dam site, looking upstream, Dec. 12, 1911
.39 North abutment and spillway, Dec. 12, 1911
.40 North end of camp and bridge, Dec. 12, 1911
.41 Camp and spillway, Dec. 12, 1911
.42 Camp and spillway, Dec. 12, 1911
.43 Diversion tunnel; inlet end, Dec. 12, 1911
.44 Foundation for cableway tower, Dec. 12, 1911
.45 Diversion tunnel; interior. Dec. 12, 1911
.46 Horn switch at Arrowrock; Dec. 12, 1911
.47 Horn switch at Arrowrock; Dec. 12, 1911
.48 Arrowrock cliff, Jan. 1, 1912
.49 Train entering Arrowrock Camp, Jan. 1, 1912
.50 Train crossing Arrowrock bridge, Arrowrock Camp, Jan. 1, 1912
.51 Rock in Diversion tunnel, Jan. 1, 1912
.52 Rock in diversion tunnel, Jan. 1, 1912
.53 Rock in diversion tunnel, Jan. 1, 1912
.54 High tension switches, Arrowrock substation, Jan. 1, 1912
.55 Switchboard, Arrowrock substation, Jan. 11 1912
.56 Intake entrance of diversion tunnel, Jan. 15, 1912
.57 Tunnel inlet, Jan. 15, 1912
.58 Outlet of Diversion tunnel, Jan. 15, 1912
.59 Transformer house interior, Arrowrock, Jan. 151 1912
.60 Dam site, looking upstream, Feb. 28, 1912
.61 South abutment, Feb. 28, 1912
.62 Dam site, looking downstream, Feb. 28, 1912
.63 North abutment and spillway, Feb. 28, 1912
.64 Arrowrock Camp, Feb. 28, 1912
.65 Dam site, looking upstream, March 19, 1912
.66 South abutment, March 19 1 1912
.67 Dam site, looking downstream, March 19, 1912
.68 Upper cofferdam, March 19, 1912
.69 North abutment and spillway, March 19, 1912
.70 Arrowrock Camp, March 19, 1912
.71 Deer creek fill from steam shovel waste
.72 Interior of Power House, Boise Diversion Dam, March 20, 1912
.73 Dam site, looking upstream, April 17, 1912
.74 South abutment, April 17, 1912
.75 Dam site, looking downstream, April 17, 1912
.76 Upper cofferdam, April 17, 1912
.77 North abutment and spillway, April 17, 1912
.78 River section, looking south from north side of dam; Inlet and outlet of diversion tunnel, and pumping units, southside tower, concrete mixer, dragline dredge in river, section of the dam, April 17, 1912
.79 Arrowrock reservoir site above dam site, April 17, 1912
.80 Dragline excavator, 2'/4 yard bucket; April 17, 1912
.81 Dam site, looking upstream; screening and crushing plant, sand storage bins, riggers shop, etc. May 22, 1912
.82 South abutment; screening and crushing plant and excavation for concrete mixers. Andresen-Evans bucket from cableway #1 dumping load into hopper; May 22, 1912
.83 Dam site looking downstream, showing changes due to raise in river; May 22, 1912
.84 Tunnel inlet and upper cofferdam, May 22, 1912
.85 North abutment and spillway, May 22, 1912
.86 Crowe concrete distributor placing concrete in floor and foundations of sand cement plant; looking toward head tower, at the foot of which is mixer; May 22,1912
.87 Crowe concrete distributing device, May 22, 1912
.88 Crowe concrete distributing device about to discharge into hopper. May 22, 1912
.89 Andresen-Evans 2-yd grab bucket, operated from llidger-wood cableway, loaded and starting to hoist, May 22,1912
.90 Loaded bucket about to dump into hopper over screening and crushing plant, May 22, 1912
.91 Andresen-Evans Grab Bucket dumping into hopper over screening & crushing plant; May 22, 1912
.92 Cableways and towers; cableway bucket dumping into screening plant.Combination 100 ft. tail tower at left, two 60 ft. head towers at right. May 22, 1912
.93 Boise Power Plant; 22,000 volt switch cells. May 23, 1912
.94 Dam site looking upstream; point 1. June 15, 1912
.95 Dam site looking downstream, point #3, June 15,1912
.96 North abutment & spillway, Point #5, June 15, 1912
.97 Southside construction plant showing storage for concrete materials, mixing plant in process of erection. 6/15/12
.98 Camp, dam site & spillway, point #6, June 15, 1912
.99 Sand cement plant and cement storage, June 15, 1912
.100 Cottonwood Creek sawmill, July 11, 1912
.101 Cottonwood Creek sawmill & lumber yard, June 15, 1912
.102 Timber at Cottonwood Creek sawmill, July 11, 1912
.103 Timber at Cottonwood Creek sawmill, July ll, 1912
.104 Timber at Cottonwood Creek sawmill, July 11, 1912
.105 South abutment, showing concrete mixing plant & trestle, sand bins and mixer, Point #2, July 15, 1912
.106 Dam site looking downstream, water turned into tunnel, excavation on river bed starting. July 15, 1912
.107 North abutment & spillway. Upstream and downstream keyways roughed out. Towers &- anchorages for cableways started. July 15, 1912, point #5
.108 Camp, dam site & spillway, Point #6, July 15, 1912
.109 Southside construction plant and rim bed at dam site; starting excavation. Dragline loading skips for cableways, Point lower #2, July 15, 1912
.110 Excavation in river bed. Cable placing empty skip. July 15, 1912
.111 Excavation in river bed. Crane placing hand-loadedskips under cableway. July 15, 1912
.112 Skip dumping waste material back of screening hopper. July 15, 1912
.113 Sand cement plant, Aug. 19, 1912
.114 Dam site, looking upstream. Point #1, Aug. 19, 1912

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