Browse Items (454 total)

Rows of metal meat racks stored at Camp Hanford. The commissary provided meals for 50k workers and used 250,000 pounds of meat per week.

D 8536

Sears Roebuck & Co., now Sears, store at Hanford Construction Area

The East facade of the Richland Transient Quarters in Late 1943. The construction scaffolding is still in place.

P-1

Construction of a cable pole at Hanford.

P-3

Construction of a brick telephone building in Richland. Wood beams are stacked beside the scaffolding.

P-4
Insets: U.S.A. ME 74390

An unidentified building at the Hanford Site. One side of the building has two tall, horizonal sliding, double-door entrances. A storage drum outside reads "FIRE ONLY 526".

P-5

Streets of barracks at Camp Hanford. Construction equipment is temporarily stored on the opposite side of the arterial road on an empty lot.

P 134

Construction work finishing on an unidentified, one-story building at Hanford.

P 135

Beginning construction of a one-story building at Hanford. Most of the workers are on the roof. A large crane labeled "NORTHWEST" is also in operation.

P 136

Two workers excavate a pit behind one of the barracks at Camp Hanford. They have stepped away from the bulldozer to examine their work.

P 137

Workers build a small underground room with wood at Camp Hanford. Two are cutting wood beams at the top of the structure while two others walk the perimeter.

P 138

Land being developed beside the village of barracks at Camp Hanford.

P 139

Several ongoing construction projects at Camp Hanford. The barracks were not built yet.

P 140

Foundational construction within a small excavated area near the Columbia River.

P 192

Finishing construction of a telephone building in Richland. The scaffolding is gone after about two weeks from a previous photo (P-5)

P 193

An unidentified, office-like facility in Richland. The surrounding roads are not paved.

P 194

Construction of a tall industrial funnel, at least 100 feet in height. The scaffolding platform at the base has four levels.

P 195

Housing Area #31 in Richland. One and two-story homes are somewhat aligned on the dirt road. Some are occupied, others are still under construction.

P 197

A residential street in Richland. A few houses are under construction. The land adjacent to the neighborhood is undeveloped.

Construction of a heating plant at Hanford with heavy scaffolding. A large brick funnel sits next to the main building. Several signs are posted all over the site emphasizing the importance of working safely, such as a goal of no accidents at…

Another angle of a heating plant at Hanford. "KEEP OUT" is posted by the front door. Another sign reads 384.

P 219

An unidentified facility at Hanford on a very basic foundation with large double sliding doors.

P 220

Construction of a wooden building. Workers are not present at the site; only one man stands on the roof evaluating the work.

P 221

A tall metal wall was put in place in the excavated plot in less than seven days. This building was very close to the Columbia River.

P 222

Newly finished house at Camp Hanford. The one adjacent to it is nearly identical.

P 250

Foundation of a new building at Hanford. Most of the surrounding land is undeveloped.

P 251

Development of underground utilities of a building.

P 252

Ground leveled and outlined for a new building. The foundation has not been put in place yet.

P 253

Wood beams mark an excavation to begin construction work.

P 255

Small, shallow trench excavation.

P 256

Large, completed foundation.

P 257

Close-up of the completed foundation.

P 258

Wood framework of a medium, single-story building.

P 259

A very large excavation about 15 feet deep. Segments of pipe line a wood frame at the center of the base as the pipeline is being assembled.

Wood framework at the base of a smaller excavation.

P 266

Work progresses on the large excavation. The pipe assembly is nearly complete and the surrounding area is being refilled with gravel.

P 267

Beginning construction of a heating facility at Hanford. A tall brick funnel is already in place beside the plant.

P 268

Beginning foundation work of a larger building.

P 269

Close-up of scaffolding at the corner of a building.

P 270

P 271

P 272

A large, deep excavation with a temporary dirt road in the side.

P 273

Development of a large excavation at Hanford.

P 275

Excavation site.

P 276

P 277

A worker walks over a wood bridge spanning an excavation. A sign on a side post reads, "Hard Hat Area - Hard Hats Must be Worn in this Area."

P-278

Several workers laying the brick foundation of a small building.

P-279

Several workers develop the brick foundation of a small building.

P-280

Foundation of a small wood building.

P-281

Early land development. "Building 1704B" is written on a sign on a wood fence by the access road.

P-282