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.
The Winona & Western Railway depot was located on the south side of College Street (now 4th Street SW) by the Zumbro River. The photo was taken on the west bank of the Zumbro River, looking east. The Chicago Great Western Railroad bought the Winona & Western Railway in 1901. In January of 1903, the depot was cut in two and moved across the river.