Dams

C. H. Spencer (left), Hungry Horse Dam construction engineer, gives President Harry S. Truman (second from left) and two unidentified men a tour of Hungry Horse Dam outside Kalispell, Montana.

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (foreground) speaks at the dedication of Hungry Horse Dam outside Kalispell, Montana. Pictured, in background: C. H. Spencer, Hungry Horse Dam construction engineer (fourth from right); and Governor John W. Bonner (right). All others unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (fourth from left) and others tour the Hungry Horse Dam outside Kalispell, Montana. Also pictured: C. H. Spencer, Hungry Horse Dam construction engineer (third from left); Ohio Congressman Michael J. Kirwan (foreground, right); and Montana Congressman Mike Mansfield (behind Congressman Kirwan). All others unidentified.

Left to right: C. H. Spencer, Hungry Horse Dam construction engineer; Margaret Truman; President Harry S. Truman; and Congressman Mike Mansfield at the Hungry Horse Dam project outside Kalispell, Montana during a stop on President Truman's Western campaign trip.

Left to right: C. H. Spencer, Hungry Horse Dam construction engineer; President Harry S. Truman; and Ohio Congressman Michael J. Kirwan tour the Hungry Horse Dam outside Kalispell, Montana during a stop on President Truman's Western campaign trip. President Truman is holding a hard hat with a "hungry horse" mascot painted on the side and his name on the front.

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (center) and Michael W. Straus, Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner (right) pose with C. H. Spencer, Hungry Horse Dam construction engineer, at the construction site. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Harry S. Truman (second from left) and General Harry Vaughan (third from left) visit the Kortes Dam project in Casper, Wyoming during President Truman's Western trip. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Assistant Postmaster General O.A. Pearson (seated, at microphone) speaks at the Grand Coulee Dam during the first day of sale ceremony for the commemorative Grand Coulee Dam stamp. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Harry S. Truman waves his hat as he, Margaret Truman (left) 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. (Same as 59-236) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

The upriver side of the Grand Coulee Dam, looking north taken during President Harry S. Truman's presidential trip to the West Coast. The thin straight line to the right of center is the top of the dam. A little bit of the town of Grand Coulee, Washington, can be seen above the dam. (Same as 59-244) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.