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.
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.
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.
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.