Water pours over the spillway of Grand Coulee Dam into the Columbia River, with the reservoir behind the concrete crest and the town of Grand Coulee spread across the bench above the river in the foreground. The dam was built between 1933 and 1942 as the core of the Columbia Basin irrigation project, and the town below housed the workers who built it. The card's printed imprint reads "Pub by Ellis 1917," likely a negative number rather than a date, since the dam did not exist until the 1930s.
White border; black-and-white real photo; caption and publisher printed in negative.
No postmark (unused card). Divided-back 'POST CARD' with CORRESPONDENCE / ADDRESS and 'PLACE STAMP HERE' stamp box; dealer price mark 'RMLT 3.00' in pencil at top right. Front (context only) is a glossy real-photo view of Grand Coulee Dam, imprinted 'Pub by Ellis 1917'; light foxing/toning on back.
Cite this card
Grand Coulee Dam spillway, Grand Coulee, WA, circa 1942, postcard, c. 1942. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/grand-coulee-dam-spillway-grand-coulee-wa-circa-1942-1942. Accessed November 2, 2026.
