Alcova Dam Project Photo Album Photographs
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Title
Alcova Dam Project Photo Album Photographs
Subject
Alcova Reservoir (reservoir)
Description
This digital collection consists of scans of photographs from a scrapbook documenting the construction of Alcova Dam. The scrapbook was made in or around the year 1936.
Creator
George Angelovic
Source
Alcova Dam Project Scrapbook Photographs, NCA 01.iii.1987.01 WyCaC US. Casper College Archives and Special Collections (Western History Center)
Publisher
Casper College Archives and Special Collections (Western History Center)
Date
1936
Rights
The digital files in this collection may be reused as long as attribution is made to their original source. Educational or fair use of this material is free. Commercial uses require a publication agreement and may be subject to fees.
Relation
https://caspercollegearchives.libraryhost.com/repositories/2/resources/97
Format
.TIF
Language
ENG
Type
Image
Identifier
https://casperomeka.libraryhost.com/collections/show/12
Coverage
Wyoming -- Alcova Region
Collection Items
View showing north-western side of canyon
View showing excavation of cut off walls; cut off walls trenches, beginning of earth fill placement and method of transportation of fill to dam site
Upstream side of dam
This view taken from upstream side of dam showing general progress of construction, namely of cut-off walls
One complete section of drainage tunnel
This view is showing one complete section of drainage Tunnel Gallery.
Opening of north drainage tunnel
View taken from South side of canyon; shows opening of north drainage tunnel and preliminary stages of construction on open drainage gallery section
Upstream side of dam across cut off wall
View taken from upstream side of dam, across cutoff wall showing the peculiar formations of bedrock encountered in excavating
Intermediate cutoff and pump sump
Another view taken from upstream side of dam showing upper cutoff wall, intermediate cutoff and pump sump in foreground
Construction phase in building the upper cutoff wall
View showing a construction phase in building the upper cutoff wall on the North side of canyon. Note the reinforcement that goes into each cutoff wall
South side of canyon showing final cleanup work
View taken from south side of canyon showing final cleanup work prepratory to placing earth fill. View also shows upper and intermediate cutoff walls, and in lower right hand corner you can see the placing of the earth fill
Reinforcement steel being placed
This view taken from downstream side of dam shows reinforcement steel being placed in upper cutoff wall.
Pump sump and peculiar pocket formation
This view taken from upstream side of dam showing pump sump and peculiar pocket formation of bedrock.