The American Hoist & Derrick building is visible on the far right in this photograph of the Mississippi River and its surroundings, taken as part of preliminary work before improvements were made to the river and harbor in the mid 1930s. Improvements to the harbor and river included dredging and other projects in and around the city of St. Paul. Work was completed in 1936.
The downtown St. Paul skyline can be seen in this view of the Mississippi River and St. Paul harbor. This photograph was taken as one of the preliminary stages of work on the harbor and river. Improvements included dredging and other projects in and around the city of St. Paul. Work was completed in 1936.
The freight station for the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad sits along the shore of the Upper Mississippi River, with the Guiterman Brothers building and Hotel Sherman behind it. The new U.S. Post Office and Customs House is visible on the left. The city shoreline was photographed as part of the St. Paul harbor project, which included dredging and other improvements to the Upper Mississippi River in and around the city. The project was completed in 1936.
The freight station for the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad sits along the shore of the Mississippi River, photographed as part of the St. Paul harbor project. Improvements to the Upper Mississippi River and St. Paul harbor included dredging and other improvements in and around the city. The project was completed in 1936.
This view of the Upper Mississippi River was captured as part of the preliminary stages before work on the St. Paul harbor and Upper Mississippi River improvements began. Improvements to the harbor and river included dredging and other projects in and around the city. Work was completed in 1936.
The Northwest Orient Airlines hangar is visible behind trees and smaller buildings on the St. Paul municipal airport. This photograph was taken as part of the preliminary stages before work on the St. Paul harbor and Upper Mississippi River improvements began. Improvements to the harbor and river included dredging and other projects in and around the city. Work was completed in 1936.
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 downtown St. Paul skyline and St. Paul rail yard can be seen in this photograph, taken as part of preliminary work before improvements were made to the St. Paul harbor and Upper Mississippi River in and around the city of St. Paul. Projects included dredging and other water improvements. 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 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.
This photograph shows the early stages of dredging work underway in downtown St. Paul and the rail yard, part of improvements to the harbor and Upper Mississippi River. Work was completed in 1936.
The embankment below Phalen Creek was photographed as a part of work to improve the St. Paul harbor, Upper Mississippi River, and other bodies of water in and around the city of St. Paul. Work was completed in 1936.
The First National Bank is faintly visible through the snow falling in downtown St. Paul. This image captures dredging operations for the Upper Mississippi River and St. Paul harbor, undertaken as part of improvements to the bodies of water in and around the city of St. Paul. Work was completed in 1936.
Snow dusts the landscape of St. Paul while dredging operations continue in the Upper Mississippi River and St. Paul harbor. This dredging operation was undertaken as a part of improvements to the harbor, river, and other bodies of water in and around the city of St. Paul. Work was completed in 1936.
This photograph shows the finished embankment from the new U.S. Post Office in St. Paul. The embankment was one of several improvements to the St. Paul harbor, Upper Mississippi River, and surrounding bodies of water in and around the city of St. Paul in the mid-1930s. The project was completed in 1936.
This photograph shows the finished embankment, one of several improvements to the Upper Mississippi River, St. Paul harbor, and surrounding bodies of water in and around the city of St. Paul. The project was completed in 1936.
Ice conditions in the Upper Mississippi River are visible in this photograph from early December 1935, taken to document dredging and other improvements made to the St. Paul harbor, Upper Mississippi River, and surrounding bodies of water in St. Paul. The project was completed in 1936.
Dredging is underway near the St. Paul municipal airport along the right bank of the Mississippi River, part of a project to improve the St. Paul harbor and surrounding river. The overall project was completed in 1936.
This photograph documents the pile driving underway as part of improvements to the St. Paul harbor and Upper Mississippi River, along the embankment below the new U.S. Post Office. The overall project was completed in 1936.
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.
Fifteen-inch dredging is underway 2300 feet below the Robert Street Bridge in this photograph, while rail cars dusted in snow wait in the background. This photograph shows some of the dredge work undertaken as part of improvements to the St. Paul harbor and Upper Mississippi River in and around the city of St. Paul. The overall project was completed in 1936.
A ten-inch dredge is underway in this photograph, taken in downtown St. Paul along the left bank of the Upper Mississippi River. This photograph shows the upstream limit of the work to improve the harbor and river in and around the city of St. Paul. The overall project was completed in 1936.
The city of St. Paul drives piles above Phalen Creek in this photograph, taken to document improvements made to the St. Paul harbor and Upper Mississippi River. The overall project was completed in 1936.