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Name and location of repository
Level of description
Item
Title
D9639-12
Date(s)
- 1940-04-09 (Creation)
Extent
Name of creator
(1919-1980)
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Scope and content
Mud Mountain. Steam shovel loading excavated soil into railroad car. Engine No. 371 and crew in foreground, cut hillside in background. This was a typical scene occurring during the 24-hour workday at Mud Mountain Dam in April of 1940. 600 men were employed in the construction of the earth-filled dam, tunnels, spillway and reservoir. Engine No. 371 was one of four trains operating on the nine-mile railroad with a total of 12+ train crews. (T.Times 4-9-1940, p. 1, 16-various photographs & article)
Dams--Mud Mountain; Dam construction; Steam shovels; Railroad locomotives; Dirt;