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A divided, four-lane highway leading into and out of the Hanford Site. Traffic is heavy on one side and very light on the other.

Insets: D 4565

Four-lane highway with median outside the Hanford Site. Traffic is concentrated on one side of the highway.

Insets: D 4566

"The Esquire Girls" in tasseled hats posing in front of a Santa cutout on a stage curtain.

Insets: D4777 "THE ESQUIRE GIRLS" ENTERTAINMENT AT CAMP HANFORD 12/44.

A men's basketball game as part of the Christmas special at Hanford. About 100 spectators are present. One player wears a "HUSKIES" jersey.

Insets: D 4907; Season's Greetings; HUSKIES; 8; 11; 25

A young woman performs a solo, accompanied by woodwinds and brass, at the Camp Hanford Recreation Hall.

Insets: D 5449; 23130-6 JAN GARBER'S BAND CAMP HANFORD REC HALL 7-29-44

Three workers outside the Training/Information Relations Building, filling pails from a pickup truck. One of the pails has "USA" written on it.

Insets: D 5343; TRAINING RELATIONS; INFORMATION RELATIONS; USA

Several hundred Hanford workers gather at the bus lot preparing to exit the Site.

Insets: D 5889

Several hundred Hanford workers at the bus lot preparing to exit the Site.

Insets: D 5890

Several hundred Hanford workers at the bus lot preparing to exit the Site.

Insets: D 5891

Several hundred Hanford workers at the bus lot preparing to exit the Site.

Insets: D 5892

Buses begin to exit the Hanford Site. A handful of workers have yet to board their bus.

Insets: D 5893

Buses exit the Hanford Site. All workers have boarded.

Insets: D 5894

Buses continue to exit the Hanford Site. Three individuals stay behind in the lot.

Insets: D 5895

The last of the buses exit the Hanford Site.

Insets: D 5896

Buses exit the Hanford Site. Only one bus remains in the lot.

Insets: D 5897

Bus lot at the Hanford Site. All buses have just exited the Site.

Insets: D 5898

A group of eleven men discuss a project. Some are dressed formally, others in uniform.

Insets: D 6237

A man and a woman painting statuettes in the art room. Several completed works stand in the center of the table lined with newspapers.

Insets: D 6872; 8; 10-Matron

A man dances in front of the electoral college chart at Camp Hanford celebrating President Roosevelt's election to a fourth term. The chart compares the current election to the previous one in 1940. Boxes are crossed out for the party the state is…

Over 200 people gather closely in an auditorium waiting for the 1944 election results to come in.

Insets: D-7093 CAMP HANFORD NOV. '44 WAITING ELECTION RESULTS (FDR)

A small group enjoys a thanksgiving dinner of turkey, potatoes, peas and oranges. Two women bring dessert dishes to the table.

Insets: D 7119; AREA REGULATIONS

A row of trailer homes, called the Clumbia Trailer Court near the Columbia River.

Insets: D 7191

Staff Sergeant Hope Sloan is awarded the title of Miss Hanford 1944.

Insets: D 7447

Construction of a large storage tank, about 60 feet in diameter and 30 feet in height, in the 200 West Area. Most workers are on the top of the tank, while two others arrange hoses at the base.

D 7657

Kay Kyser entertains at the 1943 Christmas party at Camp Hanford.

D 7678

Equipment from the 200 Area.

D 7729

Hundreds of people line up at the Camp Hanford Auditorium for a show by entertainer Kay Kyser. The front facade of the building is covered in Holiday decorations as well as the surrounding trees.

Insets: D 7808; Season's Greetings; Free: Kay Kyser…

The empty auditorium at Camp Hanford during the day.

Insets: D 7822; Auditorium; Season's Greetings; Tommorow Night: London Circus

D 8090

This enormous fleet of trailer trucks, converted to buses, hauled Hanford Engneer Works employees to all areas of the 600-square mile plant, which divided into three large manufacturing areas, each of which was subdivided into sections several miles…

A control panel at one of Hanford's three reactors.

D 8310

D 8313

Two rows of pumps on top of one another. The top row is numbered 21 through 27.

D 8317

Front face of one of the Hanford reactors.

D 8318

Front face of one of the piles. The pipes are numbered 01-46 from bottom to top on both sides, and 51-96 from left to right on the top only.

D 8320

A pipe system enclosed by support beams that spans most of the rooms and nearly to the ceiling. A ladder on the wall leads to a second level of the indoor structure.

D 8322

A left-side view of one of the Hanford reactors about halfway up.

D 8325

The upper floor of an indoor processing facility at Hanford with several horizontal wheel valves situated on a metal grate platform. The structure in the room continues further up with stairs to more machinery and an exit on the third floor.

D…

The floor on top of the pile at one of the Hanford reactors, with long safety rods in their fully extended position past the photo frame. The area with the grid of safety rods is surrounded by a simple wooden fence. Five large metal tanks line the…

Safety rods in motion on top of the pile at one of the Hanford reactors.

D 8331

Tall metal shafts in motion at an indoor processing facility at Hanford.

D 8332

Top of the pile building at one of the Hanford reactors. The safety rods are partially raised and all set at the same level.

D 8334

Safety rods in motion on top of the pile at one of the Hanford reactors.

D 8333

A Protestant Church in Richland. The sanctuary constitutes nearly the entire building.

D 8341

A small, unmarked shoe store near a residential area in Richland. The lights inside the building are on.

D 8401

A hardware store in Richland built entirely of bricks, with some wooden additions. The building is not marked as a hardware store and a light is on inside.

D 8404

An aerial view of the 200 East Area at Hanford, showing several facilities spread out across an open field nearby the cliffs of the Columbia River.

Aerial view of a V-shaped, two-story living quarters on George Washington Way, near the Columbia River, in Richland. Most of the land nearby was either vacant or undeveloped at the time. The facility was later named the Desert Inn, and is presently…

A busy auto service facility in Richland. The 76 fuel company banner is displayed on a lightpost outside the garage door. This site later became the Public Library.

D 8490

A closer view of an auto service facility in Richland. Tires, auto repairing and polishing signs are clearer on this photo. Fuel, washing and sales were some of the other services provided at the facility.

D 8505