About This Image

Bourke-White (1904-1971) shot an extensive photo essay on the construction of the Fort Peck Dam that ran in the first issue of LIFE Magazine, November 23, 1936. Print made in the Time Life Photo Lab. Time Inc. stamp on verso.

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