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employee housing ... Oh Dam!

Series: Oh Dam!

Ever wonder where dam construction workers live while these dams are being built? These photos show employee housing around the Grand Coulee Dam. The majority of homes were 2-bedroom and 3-bedroom permanent type residences.

Othello, 1950 (Employee housing)
Othello, 1950 (Employee housing)
Employee housing 1950 [02] (Employee housing)
Employee housing 1950 [02] (Employee housing)
Employee housing 1941 (Employee housing)
Employee housing 1941 (Employee housing)

Sources

Photos courtesy of PG 94 (Army Corps of Engineers Dam Construction Photographs).

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