Lister Gave First Push to Columbia Project
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Title
Lister Gave First Push to Columbia Project
Subject
Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.).
Description
This cartoon presents the story of the Grand Coulee Dam from conception to the eventual decision by the United States Congress to fund construction of the dam. This narrative emphasizes the role of advocates of the Gravity Plan, like Governor Ernest Lister and the Columbia Basin Irrigation League. The irony here, is that the Gravity Plan was in competition with the plan to build a dam at Grand Coulee and thus the efforts of many featured in the cartoon were at times in conflict with the eventual building of the dam.
Creator
Armstrong, Lang
Source
Cage 247, Roy G. Gill Papers
Publisher
Spokane: Spokesman Review
Date
circa 1933
Rights
Copyright may apply
Format
jpeg
Language
English
Type
image
Identifier
cg247b02f11n03_cartoonspokesman
Collection
Citation
Armstrong, Lang, “Lister Gave First Push to Columbia Project,” Digital Exhibits, accessed November 4, 2025, http://digitalexhibits.libraries.wsu.edu/items/show/4632.