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Interior West Power House, Grand Coulee Dam, Washington, 1938

Subjects
Bridges & DamsInteriorsPower & Water Works
Card type
Printed photo
Date
c. 1915 (White Border)
Front of Interior West Power House, Grand Coulee Dam, Washington, 1938, c. 1915 printed photo postcard
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Back of Interior West Power House, Grand Coulee Dam, Washington, 1938, c. 1915 printed photo postcard
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About this subject

Black-and-white interior view of the West Power House at Grand Coulee Dam, showing a long row of massive circular generator units with star-shaped spokes, concrete walls, overhead lights, and a polished floor. A few workers stand near the generators.

Postcard Details

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PublisherJ. Boyd Ellis
Interior West Power House, Grand Coulee Dam This generator room contains nine generators. A like num- ber is being installed in the east power house. Each unit can produce 125,000 k.w. They are the most powerful in the world. Pub. by J. BOYD ELLIS. ARLINGTON, WASH. 1938 --- PHOTO POST CARD ADDRESS Kodak PLACE STAMP HERE Paper
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Postcard record

ConditionGood
Place depictedGrand Coulee Dam, Grand Coulee, WA
Place mentionedArlington, WA
PublisherArlington, WA
NotesWhite border; black-and-white printed photo; printed caption and publisher line; date 1938; light foxing/stains in lower margin. No postmark. Divided-back Kodak "Photo Post Card" (Kodak Paper stamp box), glossy real-photo card with white border; front imprint reads "Pub. by J. BOYD ELLIS, ARLINGTON, WASH." and is dated 1938. Handwritten "RMLS 3-" in upper right corner (collector/dealer mark, not correspondence). Light foxing and toning; no stamp, no address, no message.

Cite this card

Interior West Power House, Grand Coulee Dam, Washington, 1938, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/interior-west-power-house-grand-coulee-dam-washington-1938. Accessed October 5, 2026.