Dams

President Harry S. Truman (right) and Washington Governor Monrad Wallgren (left) stand on a bridge during his visit to the Grand Coulee Dam in Washington State on his Western trip.

View of the area below Caonillas Dam in Puerto Rico.

President Harry S. Truman and his daughter Margaret Truman are visiting the Grand Coulee Dam in the state of Washington on President Truman's western trip across the United States. An unidentified individual is between them on the observation platform.

President Harry S. Truman (second from right) and his daughter, Margaret Truman (fourth from right, back to camera) and unidentified others take in the view on an observation platform at Dry Falls Overlook, near the Grand Coulee Dam, a stop on Truman's trip to the West Coast. This is from a series of photographs of President Truman's western trip.

President Harry S. Truman points to the Grand Coulee Dam as he, Washington Governor Mon Wallgren (center) and Manager of the Columbia River District of the Bureau of Reclamation Frank A. Banks (left) view the dam from a bridge. The Dam was a stop on Truman's presidential campaign trip to the West Coast.

Yangtze River scene a few li above San-Tou-Ping, Hupeh Province, just below Mei Chang Gorge. Picture taken during trip of Dr. John L. Savage and party to inspect damsites on Yangtze-Gorges.

One of the prospective dam-sites in Ichang Gorge. A view looking up-stream at a site personally inspected by Dr. John L. Savage and party in August, 1944. Riverbank seen between the faces of the gorge in the background holds to settlement and Army garrison of Shipai, Hupeh Province. Original 4 x 4 inch negative included.

Penstock and powerhouse at Chitose River diversion on the island of Hokkaido, Japan

Chitose River Diversion at Hokkaido, Japan. Scanned from original negative.

Fresno Dam brimming full during the Milk River flood.