Workers' housing at Mongold at the Detroit Dam site in Marion County, Oregon, 1953

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PHOTO ID	7297
TITLE	Workers' housing at Mongold at the Detroit Dam site in Marion County, Oregon, 1953
COLLECTION	Ben Maxwell
DESCRIPTION	This photo is of the workers' housing area known as Mongold at Detroit Dam on the North Santiam River about 50 miles east of Salem, Oregon. Whether by intention or not, it was located below the high water table for the reservoir and was dismantled for salvage in December 1952. It was estimated that ultimately 6,000 people would be housed at the site, with dorms for 800 single men and accommodations for 100 trailers. The contractors did not accept the housing though and constructed housing at nearby Mill City for their officials and employees. At its peak Mongold may have housed 1,000 to 1,200 people. It had been considered expandable from the first and its demise was assured when rising waters inundated the camp site. For further information and other pictures, see the Capital Journal (Salem, Oregon), October 2, 1952.
DATE	1953-09-01
SUBJECTS	Mongold; Detroit Dam; north Santiam River; workers' housing
PHOTOGRAPHER	Ben Maxwell
COLLECTOR	Ben Maxwell
OBJECT	b/w negative
DIMENSIONS	3.0 in. H x 3.9 in. W
PHOTO SOURCE	Salem Public Library
CREDITS & RESTRICTIONS	Salem Public Library Historic Photograph Collections, Salem Public Library, Salem, Oregon
ACCESSION ID	ORDAM.2.10
IMAGE FILENAME	L:\SERIES_E\C62B813B.jpg
CONTENTdm file name	1533.jpg
Date created	2003-01-17
Date modified	2011-09-29
CONTENTdm number	3765

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