File:Men resting on tree stumps during construction of railroad from Rockport to Newhalem, August 12, 1920 (SPWS 613).jpg

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English: Men resting on tree stumps during construction of railroad from Rockport to Newhalem, August 12, 1920   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Title
English: Men resting on tree stumps during construction of railroad from Rockport to Newhalem, August 12, 1920
Description
English: Photographs of the Skagit River Hydroelectric Project constructed between 1918-1961.

In 1919 the city of Seattle needed to devise a transportation method to get crews and supplies from Rockport, where the current railroad ended, 23 miles east to Newhalem, which would be the site of the first plant of the Skagit project, the Gorge Dam and Powerhouse. A railroad was thus constructed by Grant Smith & Company. When work began on the next phase of the project, Diablo, in 1927, the rail line was extended four more miles east. For the final phase, Ross Dam and Powerhouse, supplies were sent from the end of the rail line in Diablo by barge to the Ross site.

Caption on image: 8-12-20, 5099.

PH Coll 1124.84

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Construction workers--Washington (State); Tree stumps--Washington (State)
  • Subjects (LCSH): Railroads--Washington (State)--Design and construction
Depicted place Whatcom County, Washington
Date Taken on 12 August 1920
Medium
English: silver gelatin, b&w
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Current location
University of Washington: Special Collections
Accession number
613
Source
English: Seattle Power and Water Supply Collection
Permission
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Public domain
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.
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WWDL0687

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