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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.

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

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

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

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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…

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

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

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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.

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

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

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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".

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

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Insets: U.S.A. ME 74390

Construction of a cable pole at Hanford.

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

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

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.

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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.

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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.

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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…

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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…

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.

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

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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.

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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.

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Front face of one of the Hanford reactors.

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

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

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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…

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The empty auditorium at Camp Hanford during the day.

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

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…

Equipment from the 200 Area.

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

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