1947NORTH AMERICA
ALL ABOUT THE COLUMBIA RIVER. THE LARGEST NORTH AMERICAN RIVER TO FLOW INTO THE PACIFIC IS SHOWN IN ALL ITS FORCE, VITALITY, AND BEAUTY. PUT TO WORK BY THE GRAND COULEE AND BONNEVILLE DAMS, THE COLUMBIA DISPLAYS ITSELF AS ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST SOURCES OF HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER, A BUSY PATHWAY OF SHIPPING TRAFFIC, A RICH FISHING BED FOR THE SALMON INDUSTRY, AND A SOURCE OF IRRIGATION FOR THE BROAD FARMLANDS OF THE NORTHWEST. NATURAL RESOURCES.
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EARTH ILLUSTRATION , COLUMBIA RIVER FROM CANADA TO US. GRAND COULEE DAM. SNAKE RIVER. BONNEVILLE DAM. PORTLAND. TO PACIFIC OCEAN
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GRAND COULEE DAM. HYDROELECTRIC POWER.
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SMALL PUMPING STATION. FARMERS USE THE RIVER TO IRRIGATE THEIR WHEAT CROPS. PAN WAST WHEAT FIELDS.
GRAIN LOADED ON BARGES. |
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RIVER BARGES SAIL THE COLUMBIA. FLAT BOTTOM TUGS AND BARGES.
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DANGEROUS PART OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER. WHITE WATER GREAT RAPIDS OF CELILO FALLS
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BOATS GO AROUND VIA CANALS, LOCKS. TUGS BARGES
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INDIAN FISHERMEN SALMON FISHING AT CELILO FALLS PERCHED ON OUT-JUTTING PLATFORMS NETTING SALMON SALMON RUNS. CU SALMON IN BOX.
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WHEAT BARGE PASSES THROUGH THE LOCK AND ENTERS THE COLUMBIA RIVER
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PORT CITY OF THE DALLES.
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BONNEVILLE DAM. HS ISLAND DIVIDES RIVER INTO TWO CHANNELS. SPILLWAY SECTION AND POWERHOUSE AND NAVIGATION LOCKS.
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SHIP GOING THROUGH LOCK 500 FEET LONG AT BONNEVILLE LOWER GATES CLOSING. LOCK FILLED WITH WATER. LEVEL OF WATER RAISED 66 FEET, TO THE HEIGHT OF THE RIVER ABOVE THE DAM. UPPER GATES OPEN, SHIP MOVES ON
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BONNEVILLE DAM. FISH LADDER, BUILT TO HELP THE SALMON REACH SPANNING GROUND. SORT OF LIKE A WINDING STAIRCASE TO LET THE SALMON PASS CU SALMON SWIMMING
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MAN NETS SALMON, COUNTING SALMON AS THEY PASS THROUGH THE LADDER.
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BONNEVILLE DAM HYDROELECTRIC POWER. GENERATORS.
ELECTRIC POWER |
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HS RIVER GORGE. BEAUTIFUL
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HS COLUMBIA AT ITS CONFLUENCE WITH THE WILLAMETTE RIVER. COLUMBIA RIVER TRIBUTARY,
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HS PORTLAND, OREGON. PACIFIC COAST SEAPORT
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OCEAN VESSELS DOCK BELOW PORTLAND
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HS COLUMBIA RIVER
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LOG RAFT TOWED BY TUGBOAT DOWN COLUMBIA TO THE LUMBER MILLS. LOGS STORED IN PONDS AT THE RIVER'S EDGE. HAULED INTO THE MILLS BY CONVEYOR LINES,
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GENERAL CONSTRUCTION CO. FLOATING DREDGES USED TO KEEP THE RIVER DEEP ENOUGH FOR OCEAN GOING SHIPS. DREDGES PUMP MUD FROM THE RIVER BOTTOM & PIPE IT INTO THE SHALLOW WATER NEAR THE EDGE OF THE RIVER
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PORT OF ASTORIA, NEAR THE MOUTH IF THE COLUMBIA RIVER. FISHING BOATS, FISHERMEN'S COOP. UNLOADING FRESH SALMON. PACKED IN CANNERIES ALONG THE RIVER BANK. SALMON FISHERIES.
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HIGH PAN NEAR RIVER'S MOUTH ABOUT 5 MILES WIDE.
FERRY BOATS |
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HIGH PAN WHERE THE COLUMBIA RIVER EMPTIES INTO THE PACIFIC OCEAN
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EARTH ILLUSTRATION TRACING THE COURSE OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER
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SWIFT STREAM WHERE THE COLUMBIA RIVER BEGINS.
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TILT UP DAM ELECTRIC TOWER
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FARMLAND IRRIGATION SYSTEM
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HS DAM ACROSS THE COLUMBIA RIVER
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BOATS ON COLUMBIA, UPPER RIVER
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LARGE OCEAN VESSEL ON THE LOWER RIVER
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PAN BOATS DOCKED PORT OF ASTORIA
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HS PORTLAND, OREGON
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GLOBE, NORTH AMERICA
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TAPE ENDS
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