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The "SWISHA" Project
Images: Landscape

 
Ottawa River rapids before dam construction
1 of 156 		Des Joachims Development General Arrangement
2 of 156 		The "Swisha" rapids
3 of 156 		The "Swisha" rapids
4 of 156 		Des Joachims rapids
5 of 156 		Catwalk bridge over the rapids
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A survey crew
7 of 156 		Ernie Walker with survey crew
8 of 156 		Ernie Walker, survey crew, and 2 early snowmobiles, believed to be the forerunners of the Skidoo.
9 of 156 		The first "Copper Dam"
10 of 156 		A team of "blacks" working at the sawmill
11 of 156 		Cribbing for the cofferdam on the north side of the dam. This is on the "Swisha" island.
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The drilling crew drilling rock, for the base of the first cribbing.
13 of 156 		Drilling crew
14 of 156 		Cribbing for the main conveyor belt to carry cement to the forms of the dam. Ontario side.
15 of 156 		The tailrace section
16 of 156 		The "tailrace section" or outlet "flume frames (forms)" set in the concrete
17 of 156 		Francis Turbine Runner
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