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Front face of one of the Hanford reactors.

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

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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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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.

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

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

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

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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 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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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.

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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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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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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.

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Construction of a cable pole at Hanford.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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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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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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.

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

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

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

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Development of underground utilities of a building.

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

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Wood beams mark an excavation to begin construction work.

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Small, shallow trench excavation.

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Large, completed foundation.

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Close-up of the completed foundation.

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Wood framework of a medium, single-story building.

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