Aerial view of Coulee Dam, with water spilling over the spillway, the powerhouse at the base, and transmission towers in the foreground. Completed in 1942, the dam was by 1944 a major Columbia River hydroelectric source for wartime industry in the Pacific Northwest. Charlie, writing from Grand Coulee, calls it "quite a dam for sore eyes like mine."
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Hello Ne,
Here I am in Grand Coulee.
Its quite a dam for
sore eyes like mine.
I'm about 250 miles
from were Fred is. We'll
be there tomorrow
morning. I'm staying
with Fred for one day
then I'm coming home.
Your Bud Charlie
Black-and-white photograph with white border; real photo postcard. Printed caption: COULEE DAM, Washington; photo by Bureau of Reclamation; series 431124-5; published by Grogan Photo, Danville, Illinois.
Postmark: GRAND COULEE, WASH. MAY 1 10-AM 1944. Divided-back real-photo card, glossy, white border; light edge wear, dealer pencil mark top right ("RMLJ 2-").
Cite this card
Coulee Dam spillway, Grand Coulee, WA, 1944, postcard, c. 1944. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/coulee-dam-spillway-grand-coulee-wa-1944. Accessed November 2, 2026.
