Title
Bonneville Dam, Columbia River, Oregon/Washington, USA, 1940. Artist: Unknown
Caption
Bonneville Dam, Columbia River, Oregon/Washington, USA, 1940. Postcard, one of a series of train window views on the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway. Bird's-eye-view of the Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River, with mountains in the background. The dam was built in the 1930s to provide hydroelectric power. The project was a boost to the economy of the Pacific Northwest, which was suffering from the effects of the Depression.
Curt Teich Postcard Archives
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images/Curt Teich Postcard Archives
Reference
HRM19D66_352
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
30,3Mb (1,3Mb) / 13,7in x 8,6in / 4095 x 2588 (300dpi)