Title: Garrison Dam
Dates: 1947-1955, 1963
Collection Number: 00073
Quantity: 114 items
Abstract: Construction images from the Greater North Dakota Association, ND State Soil Conservation Committee, Department of Defense, and Corps of Engineers. Includes images of the Four Bears Bridge being reconstructed at New Town after being removed from Elbowoods.
Provenance: Unknown
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Photographs Inventory
00073-00001 Garrison Dam embankment ca. 1950
00073-00002 Garrison Dam embankment ca. 1950
00073-00003 Garrison Dam, west abutment site before construction 07/18/1947
00073-00004 Future site of Garrison intake structure07/18/1947
00073-00005 Aerial view 1947-1954
00073-00006 Excavation at Garrison Dam site 1947-1950
00073-00007 Missouri River at Garrison Dam construction site 1947-1950
00073-00008 Aerial view of excavation and construction at Garrison Dam site 1949-1952
00073-00009 Western embankment, Garrison Dam construction site ca. 1950
00073-00010 Access bridge under construction at Garrison Dam site10/13/1947
00073-00011 Work on outlet channel, Garrison Dam site 1947-1950
00073-00012 Winter construction in Snake Creek area 1947-1950
00073-00013 Trucks on main embankment, Garrison Dam ca. 1955
00073-00014 First earth being moved at Garrison Dam construction site 10/04/1947
00073-00015 Excavation for embankment at Garrison Dam construction site ca. 1951
00073-00016 Piling salvaged lignite at Garrison Dam construction site 1948
00073-00017 Intake area, Garrison Dam construction site ca. 1955
00073-00018 Lake after coffer dam construction, Garrison Dam site ca. 1955
00073-00019 Aerial view of dam and spillway ca. 1955
00073-00020 Public event at Garrison Dam ca. 1963
00073-00021 Boat launching at Garrison Dam ca. 1955
00073-00022 Governor Norman Brunsdale congratulates Garrison Dam Project Manager 01/13/1951
00073-00023 Breakthrough of tunnel #7 at Garrison Dam 01/13/1951
00073-00024 Mark Foote and C. G. Metcalf in Garrison Dam tunnel 01/13/1951
00073-00025 – 00029 Breakthrough of tunnel #7, Garrison Dam site 01/13/1951
00073-00030 Aboard U.S. Sycamore, Garrison Dam ca. 1955
00073-00031 Gerhardt F. Bruse congratulated for dumping the last load of dirt for the Garrison Dam embankment 11/04/1954
00073-00032 Governor Norman Brunsdale and officials, Garrison Dam meeting 01/1951
00073-00033 Garrison Dam Safety Award presentation 05/18/1954
00073-00034 Corps of Engineers officer seated at a desk ca. 1951
00073-00035 American Farm Bureau Federation representatives at Garrison Dam ca. 1951
00073-00036 Missouri Basin Inter-Agency Committee visit to Garrison Dam 10/25/1951
00073-00037 Paddlefish and beaver caught in Garrison Dam powerhouse area ca. 1951
00073-00038 Men stand at the entrance to one of the Garrison Dam tunnels ca. 1951
00073-00039 Garrison Dam Safety Award presentation 05/18/1954
00073-00040 Governor Norman Brunsdale, Col. F. M. Albrecht, and S. A. Healy stand in an opening, Garrison Dam ca. 1951
00073-00041 Awards presented for no accidents in Garrison Dam construction ca. 1951
00073-00042 Drill rig mounted on a truck taking samples at Snake Creek Dam ca. 1951
00073-00043 Rotary drill taking foundation soil samples at Snake Creek Dam ca. 1951
00073-00044 Garrison Dam construction at night ca. 1951
00073-00045 Garrison Dam intake structure construction at night ca. 1951
00073-00046 Garrison Dam intake structure, partially completed ca. 1951
00073-00047 Garrison Dam intake structure construction 08/03/1951
00073-00048 Garrison Dam construction ca. 1951
00073-00049 Crane lifting spillway gate, Garrison Dam 09/15/1954
00073-00050 Two cranes lowering spillway gate, Garrison Dam 09/15/1954
00073-00051 First gate installed in Garrison Dam spillway09/15/1954
00073-00052 Spillway construction, Garrison Dam ca. 1955
00073-00053 Intake structure service bridge construction, Garrison Dam ca. 1955
00073-00054 – 00056 Intake structure construction, Garrison Dam ca. 1954
00073-00057 Power plant construction, Garrison dam 04/23/1954
00073-00058 Aerial view of intake structure, Garrison Dam ca. 1955
00073-00059 – 00060 Intake structure construction, Garrison Dam ca. 1955
00073-00061 View of scroll case intake, 24 feet in diameter ca. 1954
00073-00062 Scroll case intake in powerhouse, Garrison Dam ca. 1954
00073-00063 Aerial view of powerhouse foundation and stilling basin, Garrison Dam ca. 1955
00073-00064 Powerhouse foundation and stilling basin, Garrison Dam ca. 1955
00073-00065 Powerhouse area and outlet channel, Garrison Dam
00073-00066 Placement of concrete forms on the salvage pile, Garrison Dam ca. 1955
00073-00067 Garrison Dam construction 01/1951
00073-00068 Garrison Dam construction ca. 1954
00073-00069 Mining operations in tunnel #7, Garrison Dam 01/13/1951
00073-00070 Tunnel construction, Garrison Dam 01/13/1951
00073-00071 Skin plate on regulating gate, Garrison Dam ca. 1954
00073-00072 Regulating gate, Garrison Dam ca. 1954
00073-00073 Intake structure construction, Garrison Dam ca. 1954
00073-00074 Installation of regulating gate in intake structure, Garrison Dam ca. 1954
00073-00075 Intake structure, Garrison Dam ca. 1955
00073-00076 Looking southwest at the intake structure, Garrison Dam ca. 1955
00073-00077 Concrete bucket lowered into intake structure, Garrison Dam ca. 1954
00073-00078 Aerial view of Garrison Dam construction ca. 1952
00073-00079 Cranes above the powerhouse foundation, Garrison Dam ca. 1952
00073-00080 Aerial view of tunnels and powerhouse foundation, Garrison Dam ca. 1954
00073-00081 Aerial view of excavation for powerhouse, Garrison Dam ca. 1952
00073-00082 Tunnels, powerhouse foundation and stilling basin, Garrison Dam ca. 1952
00073-00083 Tunnels and powerhouse foundation construction, Garrison Dam 08/03/1951
00073-00084 Tunnels and powerhouse foundation construction, Garrison Dam ca. 1951
00073-00085 – 00086 Tunnel construction, Garrison Dam ca. 1951
00073-00087 Four Bears Bridge moved from Elbowoods to New Town 10/1953
00073-00088 Moving the Four Bears Bridge over the Missouri River from Elbowoods to New Town 10/1953
00073-00089 Supporting piers for Four Bears Bridge crossing the Garrison Reservoir 10/1953
00073-00090 Four Bears Bridge moved from Elbowoods to New Town 10/1953
00073-00091 Four Bears Bridge moved from Elbowoods to New Town 10/1953
00073-00092 Aerial view of Riverdale (N.D.) ca. 1950
00073-00093 Aerial view of Riverdale and the Four Bears Bridge ca. 1954
00073-00094 Competed powerhouse, Garrison Dam ca. 1954
00073-00095 Aerial view of the Four Bears Bridge and Missouri River ca. 1954
00073-00096 Early construction, Garrison Dam ca. 1948
00073-00097 Aerial view of completed Garrison Dam ca. 1953
00073-00098 - 00100 Garrison Dam construction 1949-1952
00073-00101 – 00102 Night view of tunnel construction, Garrison Dam 1949-1952
00073-00103 Soil core compression tests from Snake Creek foundation 1949-1952
00073-00104 Construction site, Garrison Dam 1951
00073-00105 Aerial view of Garrison Dam construction 1951
00073-00106 Embankment construction, Garrison Dam 1951
00073-00107 – 00111 Construction of Garrison Dam 1951
00073-00112 Early earth moving, Garrison Dam construction 1947
00073-00113 Bridge over the Missouri River 1951
00073-00114 Garrison Dam construction 1949-1952
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