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.
An anchor barge is visible alongside the U.S. 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.
Two railroad bridges crossing the Mississippi River, including the Stone Arch Bridge. A man is standing along the bank and the milling district is visible in the background.
This photograph shows the Broadway Bridge over the Minnesota River at St. Peter in 1908, a year of extensive flooding along the river. The bridge was constructed in order to permit it to turn to allow the passage of riverboats. It spanned the river from about 1887 to about 1930. Notice the two grain elevators in the distance in Le Sueur County.
This photograph shows people standing on the Broadway Bridge in St. Peter in April of 1897 at the time of a Minnesota River flood. Two grain elevators are visible to the east beyond the bridge.
This photograph shows the Broadway Bridge over the Minnesota River at St. Peter. The swing bridge, which was used from 1887 to 1929, is shown in the open position.
Railroad bridge over Mississippi; piers holding up bridge are numbered; shows residential settlement along riverbanks; and commercial development on top of riverbank.
Men study the discharge the end pontoon of the U.S. Dredge "William A. Thompson" , visible in the background. 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 the disposal area along the left bank of the river, immediately below the barge terminal, part of a project to improve the St. Paul harbor and Upper Mississippi River. The overall 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.
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 downtown St. Paul skyline can be seen from Dayton's Bluff, documenting the improvements made to the St. Paul harbor and Upper Mississippi river banks in St. Paul, Minnesota, in the mid-1930s.
A fifteen-inch dredge pumps into the disposal area on the right bank of the Mississippi River in the vicinity of the St. Paul municipal airport. The dredging was a 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 fifteen-inch dredge pumps into the disposal area on the right bank of the Mississippi River in the vicinity of the St. Paul municipal airport. The dredging was a 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.