Aerial view of Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River in Washington, showing the long concrete dam, spillway, powerhouses, a steel bridge downstream, and a residential area on the right bank. The dam was completed in the early 1940s as a major Columbia River power and irrigation project. The sender's note describes visiting that August and seeing water coming over the top, different from an earlier visit.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Aug. 17th
Bonner's Ferry
Idaho
Dear Grandpa,
Visited Coulee Dam today
with lots of water coming
over the top, quite different
from when we saw it before.
On to Lake Louise tomorrow.
Stayed last night at Lake
Chelan - very lovely, especially
with full moon reflected in
it. We saw a sea-plane land
in the lake right in front of us.
Lyman says hello.
Love, Margaret Wiltshire
White border; black-and-white real photo; photographer signature Ross Hall; H-107 series number.
Postmark: BONNERS FERRY AUG 18 3 30 AM 1948. Divided-back card, glossy real-photo stock with white border; light edge wear, no stamp box marks.
Cite this card
Grand Coulee Dam, Columbia River, Washington, 1948, postcard, c. 1948. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/grand-coulee-dam-columbia-river-washington-1948. Accessed November 2, 2026.
