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.
This photograph documents progress in the sand fill above and below 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.
A potable water barge for the Dredge "William A. Thompson" at pontoon P-10. 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.
Rip rap is placed above the Phalen Creek sewer, part of general improvements to the St. Paul harbor and Upper Mississippi River in and around the city of St. Paul. Work on the project was completed in 1936.
A fifteen inch dredge places fill between the Broadway sewer and the Phalen Creek sewer in this photograph from 1936. The dredging was part of an overall project to improve the St. Paul harbor and Upper Mississippi River in and around the city of St. Paul. Work on the project was completed in 1936.
An embankment is placed behind the lower end of the retaining wall, with the Robert Street bridge visible in the distance. The retaining wall and embankment were part of improvements to the St. Paul harbor and Upper Mississippi River in and around St. Paul, Minnesota in the mid-1930s. Work on the project was completed in 1936.
An embankment is placed behind the lower end of the retaining wall in St. Paul. The retaining wall and embankment were part of improvements to the St. Paul harbor and Upper Mississippi River in and around St. Paul, Minnesota in the mid-1930s. Work on the 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.
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.
This photograph documents progress made by the City of St. Paul on pile driving above Phalen Creek in early February 1936. Operations were temporarily suspended due to frigid temperatures. The pile driving was part of a project to improve the St. Paul harbor and Upper Mississippi River. The overall project was completed in 1936.
The outlet for the railroad drain is visible in this photograph 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 sewer work. The project was completed in 1936.
The outlet for the railroad drain is visible in this photograph 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 sewer work. The project was completed in 1936.
An operating sweep is performed in the Upper Mississippi River near St. Paul, Minnesota, documenting work done to improve the St. Paul harbor and Upper Mississippi River. Work on the project 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.
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.
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 operations for improvements to the St. Paul harbor and Upper Mississippi River are suspended due to high water, documented in this photograph from late March, 1936. The overall project to dredge and improve the waterways in the city was completed in 1936.
High water conditions near the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific freight hub in downtown St. Paul, beneath the Robert Street bridge. This photograph was taken as part of work to improve the St. Paul harbor and Upper Mississippi River in and around the city of St. Paul. Work on the project was completed in 1936.
This photograph documents ice and snow along the Upper Mississippi River in the vicinity of improvements to the river and St. Paul harbor. Dredging operations were discontinued in early February due to extreme cold, with a low temperature of -6 degrees Fahrenheit. The overall project 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 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.
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.
After the conclusion of improvements to the St. Paul harbor and Upper Mississippi River in St. Paul, photographs were taken to document the changes. This photograph shows the improved embankment below the Robert Street Bridge, adjacent to the landing. The Farwell, Ozmun, and Kirk building and the new U.S. Post Office sit above the embankment.
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.
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.