Finding aid

File — Box: 1, Folder: 0

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection: The Garrison Dam Collection contains 139 photographic prints, predominately 11x14 and 8x10 inches in size, taken from circa 1946 to 1954. The collection has been divided into six series: Aerial views, Dam construction, Intake structure, Spillway, People, and Power plant and tunnels. The Aerial Views Series includes aerial photographs of stages of the construction of site, as well as views of the completed site. There is one night-time photograph. The Riverdale file features the newly formed village and the new cemetery. In the Dam Construction Series there are photographs of the landscape of the site as well as pictures of various stages of construction including earth moving, and unloading rocks, in addition to general scenes and machinery. Three photographs show the build-up of the rock foundation of the dam, and one features the dam from the reservoir in 1954. The Intake Structure Series features construction photographs at different stages of completion. There are only two photographs of the construction of the Spillway. The People Series photographs contain unidentified dignitaries and groups at the opening of the dam. Some individual speakers are pictured, with one showing the turning on of a switch by Gov. Norman Brunsdale and a man in a U.S. Army Corps of Engineering uniform. Included in the Power Plant and Tunnels Series are construction photographs from early days through the construction of the power plant and tunnels. There are also photographs of the interior of the power plant and tunnels.