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1. Report of the Secretary of War, being part of the Message and Documents Communicated to the Two Houses of Congress at the Beginning of the First Session of the Forty-Eighth Congress. In Four Volumes. Volume II. Part 3.
Report of the Secretary of War, being part of the Message and Documents Communicated to the Two Houses of Congress at the Beginning of the First Session of the Forty-Eighth Congress. In Four Volumes. Volume II. Part 3.
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65 p. Includes sections of Appendix PP: 1883 annual report of Capt. Charles F. Powell, Corps of Engineers, detailing construction, and other works of river and harbor improvements for the Willamette and Columbia rivers.
2. Report of the Secretary of War, being part of the Message and Documents Communicated to the Two Houses of Congress at the Beginning of the First Session of the Forty-Seventh Congress. In Four Volumes. Volume II. Part 3.
Report of the Secretary of War, being part of the Message and Documents Communicated to the Two Houses of Congress at the Beginning of the First Session of the Forty-Seventh Congress. In Four Volumes. Volume II. Part 3.
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58 p. Includes sections of Appendix OO: 1881 annual report of Maj. G. L. Gillespie, Corps of Engineers, Bvt. Lieut. Col., detailing construction, navigation, surveys and other works of river improvements for the Willamette and Columbia rivers.
3. Report of the Secretary of War, being part of the Message and Documents Communicated to the Two Houses of Congress at the Beginning of the Second Session of the Forty-Seventh Congress. In Four Volumes. Volume II. Part 3.
Report of the Secretary of War, being part of the Message and Documents Communicated to the Two Houses of Congress at the Beginning of the Second Session of the Forty-Seventh Congress. In Four Volumes. Volume II. Part 3.
Description
59 p. Includes sections of Appendix OO: 1882 annual report of Capt. Charles F. Powell, Corps of Engineers, detailing construction, surveys and other works of improvement for the Willamette and Columbia rivers.
4. Report of the Secretary of War, being part of the Message and Documents Communicated to the Two Houses of Congress at the Beginning of the First Session of the Forty-Ninth Congress. In Four Volumes. Volume II. Part 3.
Report of the Secretary of War, being part of the Message and Documents Communicated to the Two Houses of Congress at the Beginning of the First Session of the Forty-Ninth Congress. In Four Volumes. Volume II. Part 3.
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49 p. Includes sections of Appendix SS: 1885 annual report of Capt. Charles F. Powell, and Appendix TT: reports of Maj. W. A. Jones, Corps of Engineers, detailing construction and other works of river and harbor improvements for the Willamette, Columbia and Snake rivers.
5. Report of the Secretary of War, being part of the Message and Documents Communicated to the Two Houses of Congress at the Beginning of the Second Session of the Forty-Eighth Congress. In Four Volumes. Volume II. Part 3.
Report of the Secretary of War, being part of the Message and Documents Communicated to the Two Houses of Congress at the Beginning of the Second Session of the Forty-Eighth Congress. In Four Volumes. Volume II. Part 3.
Description
53 p. Includes sections of Appendix QQ: 1884 annual report of Capt. Charles F. Powell, Corps of Engineers, detailing construction, surveys and other works of river and harbor improvements for the Willamette and Columbia rivers.
6. Report of the Secretary of War, being part of the Message and Documents Communicated to the Two Houses of Congress at the Beginning of the First Session of the Forty-Ninth Congress. In Four Volumes. Volume II. Part 1.
Report of the Secretary of War, being part of the Message and Documents Communicated to the Two Houses of Congress at the Beginning of the First Session of the Forty-Ninth Congress. In Four Volumes. Volume II. Part 1.
Description
12 p. Selected pages of the Report of the Chief of Engineers, United States Army for 1885. Included are annual reports upon works of river and harbor improvements for the Willamette, Columbia and Snake rivers.
7. Construction of fill for Interstate Bridge, Portland
Construction of fill for Interstate Bridge, Portland
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A black and white image showing construction of the Interstate Bridge across the Columbia in Portland. Men and construction equipment are visible in the image. Wooden scaffolding and utility poles are also visible. This is Vancouver - Portland Interstate Bridge (WA-86) (aka Columbia River Interstate Bridge) Interstate 5 spanning the Columbia River Vancouver, Clark County. Built 1915 - 1917 (northbound) and 1956 - 1958 (southbound) The original 1917 bridge represented an enormous financial and engineering accomplishment, shared by Washington and Oregon. It was designed by the renowned engineering firm of Waddell & Harrington.
8. One of two part panorama. Interstate Bridge under construction
One of two part panorama. Interstate Bridge under construction
Description
A black and white image of a view across the Columbia River towards the construction of Vancouver-Portland Interstate Bridge (aka Columbia River Interstate Bridge) built 1915-1917. A building crane and a number of smokestacks emitting plumes of smoke are visible. There seems to be a water tower on the left of the photo. Tall pilings have been driven in places along the riverbank; some wooden buildings are visible. The verticle lift bridge designed by Waddell & Harrington has just begun to jut out over the water.
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