South Dakota State Library: Digital Collections

- Mammoth Oahe Dam Now Over 77 Per Cent Complete
- Dam construction -- South Dakota -- 1950-1960; Oahe Dam (S.D.); Siebert, John W., Jr.; Woodbury, Col. Harry G.; United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
- Full page of photos of the service gate hoist, power intake towers, outlet works intake towers, outlet works control structure, aerial view of progress on the Oahe Dam, powerhouse and surge tanks, and stilling basin. Oahe project data and article...
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- New State Library Building Planned Here
- South Dakota State Library; Anderson, Herschel V. (Herschel Vincent); Spitznagel and Associates, Sioux Falls (S.D.); Building construction -- United States -- South Dakota -- Pierre -- 1970-1980
- The article describes the new State Library building being built in 1975.
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- Oahe Engineers Observe Rare Earth Movement
- Oahe Dam (S.D.); Missouri River Basin Project (U.S.) Oahe Unit; Starbird, Alfred D. (Alfred Dodd), 1912-1983
- A large chunk of earth has been observed slipping along a natural fault line at the construction area of the Oahe Dam. An area engineer states that it may be the first time such an event has been watched and scientifically recorded.
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- Highways aid development of Badlands
- Badlands South Dakota; Tourism -- South Dakota; Roads -- Design and construction -- South Dakota; Millard, B.H.
- The value of the Badlands of S.D., in tourism, will be greatly enhanced with the development of highways in the proposed national monument.
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- Demo. Delegation for Oahe Project asks for 1973 Funding
- McGovern, George S. (George Stanley), 1922-; Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994; Abourezk, James G., 1931-; Oahe Irrigation Project; Irrigation projects -- South Dakota; Irrigation -- South Dakota; United States. Office of Management...
- South Dakota’s democratic congressional delegation asked President Nixon to include construction funds for the Oahe Irrigation project in the administration’s budget for 1973.
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- Initial Stage, Oahe Unit, Missouri River Basin Project
- Missouri River Basin Project (U.S.) Oahe Unit; Irrigation--South Dakota; Dams -- South Dakota; Flood control--Law and legislation--United States; United States. Army. Corps of Engineers; James River (N.D. and S.D.); Oahe Conservancy Sub-District...
- The Congressional Report submitted by Senator George McGovern concerning the Senate Bill 6 authorizing the construction of the initial state of the Oahe unit of the Missouri River Basin project.
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- Resolutions Approved by Library Conference
- South Dakota State Library; South Dakota State Library Association -- Annual convention
- The State Library Association met in Rapid City for its annual convention and passed many resolutions including one calling for the construction of a new library building.
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- Progress ‘75
- South Dakota State Library; Building construction -- United States -- South Dakota -- Pierre -- 1970-1980
- Photograph of groundwork being done on the new State Library building.
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- House Committee Okays First Stage Of Oahe Project
- Irrigation -- South Dakota; Missouri River Basin Project (U.S.) Oahe Unit; Berry, Ellis Yarnal, 1902-1999; Udall, Morris K.; Saylor, John P.; Reifel, Ben, 1906-1990
- A bill authorizing construction of the first stage of the Oahe Irrigation Project was approved after an amendment was adopted concerning the state’s ban on nonresident waterfowl hunters.
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- Everything About Pierre Oahe Dam is Big
- Oahe Dam (S.D.)
- Three (3) photographs of the construction of the Oahe Dam.
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- State Library Bill Offered in House
- South Dakota State Library; South Dakota. Legislature. House of Representatives; Moore, Roger; Rothstein, James; Schroeder, William; Sullivan, Agnes
- The article discusses a bill filed in the 1966 state legislature for the appropriation of funds for the construction of a new state library building in Pierre.
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- Library site
- South Dakota State Library; Building construction -- United States -- South Dakota -- Pierre -- 1970-1980;
- Ground was broken and bladed to start work on the new state library building.
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- Pierre Shale At Oahe Must Be Protected Against Drying
- Oahe Dam (S.D.); Missouri River Basin Project: Dams – South Dakota
- During the construction of the Oahe Dam, an air conditioning system protects the Pierre shale from drying out.
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- Library Expansion Planned for State of South Dakota
- South Dakota State Library; South Dakota Library Commission; MacKay, Mercedes B. (Mercedes Belle), 1904-1987; United States. Library Services and Construction Act; Libraries – South Dakota; Bookmobiles – South Dakota
- The article describes how the state hopes to establish the State Library as a central unit for classifying and cataloging books for South Dakota libraries. The State Library would also control a system of branch libraries which would use...
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- Contractors Move Hill As Work Gets Underway On Giant Oahe Dam
- Oahe Dam (S.D.); Missouri River Basin Project (U.S.); Dams -- South Dakota; Fort Randall Dam (S.D.); United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.; Smithsonian Institution; Guy James Company, Oklahoma City (Okla.); Collins & Campbell, Fargo (N.D.)
- In the construction of the Oahe Dam, a hill encompassing six million cubic yards of dirt is being moved from the west side of the river to the river bottom. This dirt will be used as part of the base for the 242 foot high barrier that will span...
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- Jumbo Gets Face-Lifting
- Oahe Dam (S.D.); Missouri River Basin Project; Dams – South Dakota
- The mechanical mole used to dig tunnels in the construction of the Oahe Dam will be getting a complete renovation.
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- Battle Lines are drawn at Oahe Dam
- Oahe Dam (S.D.); U. S. Army Corps of Engineers; Missouri River; Dam construction -- South Dakota -- 1950-1960
- Photo and details of plan “pitting man against the Missouri River” from the river before the diversion to the concluding phase of the closure.
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- Oahe Dam Closure Will Be Big Engineering Task
- Oahe Dam (S.D.), Dam construction -- South Dakota -- 1950-1960, Missouri River., Hammond, Col. David G.,
- Col. David G. Hammond speaks to the Pierre Lions Club about Oahe Dam closure.
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- Bill provides funds for new State Library
- South Dakota State Library; South Dakota. Legislature. Appropriations.
- A bill filed in the House would appropriate $348,496 to start construction of a new State Library Building in Pierre.
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- Boe Urges More Library Services
- South Dakota Library Commission; MacKay, Mercedes B. (Mercedes Belle), 1904-1987; South Dakota. Governor (1965-1969: Boe); Kittel, Dorothy; United States. Office of Education; United States. Library Services and Construction Act
- Governor Nils Boe urged librarians and library trustees to expand library services beyond formal education. Dorothy Kittel of the U.S. Office of Education reported on new legislation concerning state institutional libraries and services for the...
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