Workmen move supplies prior to placing fill in the retaining wall below the Robert Street bridge. The retaining wall was part of general improvements to the St. Paul harbor and Upper Mississippi River in and around the city of St. Paul, Minnesota. Work on the project was completed in 1936.
This photograph illustrates a typical section of rip rap, part of the St. Paul harbor project of the mid-1930s. Improvements to the harbor and Upper Mississippi River included dredging and work on the Phalen Creek sewer. The project was completed in 1936.
A train steams downstream past Dayton's Bluff after the conclusion of river improvements in St. Paul in the mid-1930s. The improvements included dredging operations, new retaining walls, and sewer improvements in and around the city of St. Paul and the harbor.
On February 9, 1936, dredging operations on the Upper Mississippi River and St. Paul harbor were discontinued due to extreme cold. This photograph shows significant ice along the river. The overall project to dredge and otherwise improve the river and harbor was completed in 1936.
The Mississippi and the St. Paul municipal airport were photographed as part of the preliminary stages of work on the harbor and Upper Mississippi River. Improvements included dredging and other projects in and around the city of St. Paul. Work was completed in 1936.
The hangars and fields of the St. Paul municipal airport can be seen beyond the Mississippi River in this photograph, taken as part of preliminary work before improvements to the harbor and Upper Mississippi River. This project included dredging and other improvements in and around the city of St. Paul. Work was completed in 1936.
A general view of the Upper Mississippi River and St. Paul harbor before work on improvements was underway. This photograph was taken as part of a project including dredging and other improvements in and around the city of St. Paul. Work was completed in 1936.
The excursion steamer Capitol is visible in this photograph of the embankment area adjacent to the landing below the Robert Street bridge. This photograph was taken to document improvements to the St. Paul harbor and Upper Mississippi River in St. Paul, including retaining walls, dredging, and sewer work.
Stabilizing fill is placed against the river side of the lower section of the retaining wall adjacent to the Robert Street Bridge. The retaining wall was constructed as part of improvements to the St. Paul harbor and Upper Mississippi River in and around St. Paul, Minnesota in the mid-1930s. The project was completed in 1936.
The lower half of a rubber shouldered pump case on the "William A. Thompson" is shown after pumping 1,042,072 cubic yards of the Upper Mississippi. This photograph shows the rubber shoulder, engine side, removed. Dredge "William A. Thompson" is a cutter-head dredge used on the Upper Mississippi and tributaries from 1937 to 2005. It is named for "William A. Thompson" (1864-1925), an engineer with the U.S. Army Corps stationed in Fountain City in 1896 and charged with river improvements on the Upper Mississippi.
The rubber impeller liner of a rubber shouldered pump case from the Dredge "William A. Thompson" . This photograph was taken after the dredge pumped 1,042,072 cubic yards of the Upper Mississippi and its tributaries. Dredge "William A. Thompson" is a cutter-head dredge used on the Upper Mississippi and tributaries from 1937 to 2005. It is named for "William A. Thompson" (1864-1925), an engineer with the U.S. Army Corps stationed in Fountain City in 1896 and charged with river improvements on the Upper Mississippi.
The lower half of a rubber shouldered pump case on the "William A. Thompson" is shown after pumping 1,042,072 cubic yards of the Upper Mississippi. This pump case has the rubber shoulder, suction side, in place. Dredge "William A. Thompson" is a cutter-head dredge used on the Upper Mississippi and tributaries from 1937 to 2005. It is named for "William A. Thompson" (1864-1925), an engineer with the U.S. Army Corps stationed in Fountain City in 1896 and charged with river improvements on the Upper Mississippi.
The lower half of a rubber shouldered pump case on the "William A. Thompson" is shown after pumping 1,042,072 cubic yards of the Upper Mississippi. This pump case has the rubber shoulders removed. Dredge "William A. Thompson" is a cutter-head dredge used on the Upper Mississippi and tributaries from 1937 to 2005. It is named for "William A. Thompson" (1864-1925), an engineer with the U.S. Army Corps stationed in Fountain City in 1896 and charged with river improvements on the Upper Mississippi.
The lower half of a rubber shouldered pump case on the "William A. Thompson" is shown after pumping 1,042,072 cubic yards of the Upper Mississippi. This photograph shows the rubber shoulder, engine side, in place. Dredge "William A. Thompson" is a cutter-head dredge used on the Upper Mississippi and tributaries from 1937 to 2005. It is named for "William A. Thompson" (1864-1925), an engineer with the U.S. Army Corps stationed in Fountain City in 1896 and charged with river improvements on the Upper Mississippi.
Sections of rubber shoulder liners from the Dredge "William A. Thompson" . These rubber shoulder liners were removed after pumping 1,042,072 cubic yards of the Upper Mississippi. Dredge "William A. Thompson" is a cutter-head dredge used on the Upper Mississippi and tributaries from 1937 to 2005. It is named for "William A. Thompson" (1864-1925), an engineer with the U.S. Army Corps stationed in Fountain City in 1896 and charged with river improvements on the Upper Mississippi.
The upper half of a rubber shouldered pump case on the Dredge "William A. Thompson" . This photograph was taken after the dredge pumped 1,042,072 cubic yards of the Upper Mississippi. Dredge "William A. Thompson" is a cutter-head dredge used on the Upper Mississippi and tributaries from 1937 to 2005. It is named for "William A. Thompson" (1864-1925), an engineer with the U.S. Army Corps stationed in Fountain City in 1896 and charged with river improvements on the Upper Mississippi.
The suction sidehead and cast liner of a rubber shouldered pump case from the Dredge "William A. Thompson" . This photograph was taken after the dredge pumped 1,042,072 cubic yards of the Upper Mississippi and its tributaries. Dredge "William A. Thompson" is a cutter-head dredge used on the Upper Mississippi and tributaries from 1937 to 2005. It is named for "William A. Thompson" (1864-1925), an engineer with the U.S. Army Corps stationed in Fountain City in 1896 and charged with river improvements on the Upper Mississippi.
The impeller of a rubber shouldered pump case from the Dredge "William A. Thompson" . This photograph was taken after the dredge pumped 2,178,557 cubic yards of the Upper Mississippi and its tributaries. Dredge "William A. Thompson" is a cutter-head dredge used on the Upper Mississippi and tributaries from 1937 to 2005. It is named for "William A. Thompson" (1864-1925), an engineer with the U.S. Army Corps stationed in Fountain City in 1896 and charged with river improvements on the Upper Mississippi.
The Robert Street Bridge and Farwell, Ozmun, and Kirk building are visible in this photograph of the city of St. Paul from the Upper Mississippi River, taken as part of the St. Paul harbor project. River and harbor improvements included dredging and other improvements to the Upper Mississippi River in and around the city of St. Paul, Minnesota. The project was completed in 1936.
The upper end of the left bank of the St. Paul harbor improvement project is visible in this photograph, taken after the project was completed in 1936. The improvements can be seen below the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Freight building, with the rail yard in the distance.
Rip rap is visible along the Mississippi embankment in St. Paul, part of a project to dredge and improve the St. Paul harbor and Upper Mississippi River. The project was completed in 1936.
A crane removes a wing dam along the Upper Mississippi River in St. Paul, Minnesota, part of general improvements to the St. Paul harbor, Mississippi River, and surrounding waterways. Work on the project was completed in 1936.
A crane removes a wing dam along the Upper Mississippi River in St. Paul, Minnesota, part of general improvements to the St. Paul harbor, Mississippi River, and surrounding waterways. Work on the project was completed in 1936.
A protection dike at a boatyard on the Upper Mississippi, part of the Upper Mississippi river improvement project worked by the Dredge "William A. Thompson" . The dredge is a cutter-head dredge used on the Upper Mississippi and tributaries from 1937 to 2005. It is named for "William A. Thompson" (1864-1925), an engineer with the U.S. Army Corps stationed in Fountain City in 1896 and charged with river improvements on the Upper Mississippi.
This photograph documents progress in the sand fill above the Phalen Creek sewer, part of improvements to the St. Paul harbor and Upper Mississippi River in and around the city of St. Paul, Minnesota. Work on the project was completed in 1936.