Lister Gave First Push to Columbia Project

Files

cg247b02f11n03cartoonspokesman.jpg

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 March 28, 2024, http://digitalexhibits.libraries.wsu.edu/items/show/4632.