Truck load of Allis-Chalmers farm tractors involved in wreck at Whalan lay smashed in a snow-covered ditch next to demolished truck following a road accident.
Elevated view of the D.M. & I.R. ore steaming operation at Two Harbors with loaded and empty cars in the yards. Also in view are several steam engines switching cars and in the distance the "Edna G" is assisting a lake freighter in the harbor.
A man and a dog perch on top of the upstream side of the culvert section of the Onalaska dam, gage 633.64. The Onalaska dam project was undertaken as a part of improvements to the Upper Mississippi River.
A man and a dog perch on top of the downstream side of the culvert section of the Onalaska dam, gage 631.65. The Onalaska dam project was undertaken as a part of improvements to the Upper Mississippi River.
A man and his dog perch on a distant section of the Onalaska dam between upstream gage 633.64 and downstream gage 631.65. The Onalaska dam project was undertaken as a part of improvements to the Upper Mississippi River.
The tailwater area pool associated with the Onalaska dam project at normal elevation. This photograph was taken from a point on line with the north side of the Burlington Railroad depot and at a point located on the embankment shoulder about 13 feet from the westerly rail, with a headwater elevation of 638.90 and a tailwater elevation of 631.35. The Onalaska dam project was undertaken as a part of improvements to the Upper Mississippi River.
The tailwater area pool associated with the Onalaska dam project at normal elevation. This photograph was taken from a point on line with the north side of the Burlington railroad depot and at a point located on the embankment shoulder about 13 feet from the westerly rail, with a headwater elevation of 638.90 and a tailwater elevation of 631.55. The Onalaska dam project was undertaken as a part of improvements to the Upper Mississippi River.
The tailwater area pool associated with the Onalaska dam project at normal elevation. The Onalaska dam project was undertaken as a part of improvements to the Upper Mississippi River.
The tailwater area pool at normal elevation, part of the Onalaska dam project. The Onalaska dam project was undertaken as a part of improvements to the Upper Mississippi River.
The tailwater area pool at normal elevation, part of the Onalaska dam project. The Onalaska dam project was undertaken as a part of improvements to the Upper Mississippi River.
The tailwater area pool at normal elevation, part of the Onalaska dam project. The Onalaska dam project was undertaken as a part of improvements to the Upper Mississippi River.
A chain link fence runs in front of the tailwater area at normal elevation, part of the Onalaska dam project. The Onalaska dam project was undertaken as a part of improvements to the Upper Mississippi River.
A chain link fence runs along the dike at the tailwater pool at normal elevation, part of the Onalaska dam project. The Onalaska dam project was undertaken as a part of improvements to the Upper Mississippi River.
A general view of the pool at normal elevation, part of the Onalaska dam construction project. Construction of the Onalaska dam was undertaken as a part of improvements to the Upper Mississippi River.
A general view of the pool at normal elevation, part of the Onalaska dam construction project. Construction of the Onalaska dam was undertaken as a part of improvements to the Upper Mississippi River.
Discharge through the culvert section pool of the Onalaska dam at normal elevation. The Onalaska dam construction project was undertaken as a part of improvements to the Upper Mississippi River.
Shipbuilders work on main deck house and starboard side of the Dredge "William A. Thompson" as it is being constructed in the Dravo shipyards in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 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.
Machinists work on dredge pump engine of the Dredge "William A. Thompson" as it is being constructed in the Dravo shipyards in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 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.
Workers building deck of the Dredge "William A. Thompson" as it is being constructed in the Dravo shipyards in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 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.
Workers building skylights for the Dredge "William A. Thompson" in the Dravo shipyards in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 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.
Workers load materials onto the Dredge "William A. Thompson" in the Dravo shipyards in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 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.
Workers inspect the Dredge "William A. Thompson" in the Dravo shipyards in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 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.
Propeller of U.S. Dredge "William A. Thompson" in the Dravo shipyards in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 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.
The main generator of the Dredge "William A. Thompson" in the Dravo shipyards in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 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.
A section in the galley on the Dredge "William A. Thompson" in the Dravo shipyards in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 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.
Spud winch assembly on the Dredge "William A. Thompson" in the Dravo shipyards in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 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.
Hauling winch assembly on the Dredge "William A. Thompson" in the Dravo shipyards in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 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.
The Dredge "William A. Thompson" in the Dravo shipyards in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 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.
The ladder driving unit on the Dredge "William A. Thompson" in the Dravo shipyards in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 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.
The dredge pump engine on the Dredge "William A. Thompson" in the Dravo shipyards in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 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.
The dredge pump on the Dredge "William A. Thompson" in the Dravo shipyards in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 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.
The main switchboard of the Dredge "William A. Thompson" in the Dravo shipyards in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 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.
Instrument panel on the Dredge "William A. Thompson" in the Dravo shipyards in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 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.
The main generating engine on the Dredge "William A. Thompson" in the Dravo shipyards in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 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.
Propelling motors of the Dredge "William A. Thompson" in the Dravo shipyards in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 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.
Spud hoist winches of the Dredge "William A. Thompson" in the Dravo shipyards in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 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.
Pilot house on board the Dredge "William A. Thompson" in the Dravo shipyards in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 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.
Hauling and ladder hoisting winches of the Dredge "William A. Thompson" in the Dravo shipyards in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 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.
The Dredge "William A. Thompson" on the Upper Mississippi. 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.
The Dredge "William A. Thompson" on the Upper Mississippi. 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.
The Dredge "William A. Thompson" on the Upper Mississippi. 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.
The Dredge "William A. Thompson" working on the Upper Mississippi. 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.
The Dredge "William A. Thompson" works at night on the Upper Mississippi. 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.
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 cartoon pokes fun at the driving habits of the citizens of Minneapolis. A Minneapolis family is out for a spin; a farmer hauling a load of hay on his tractor honks at a man in a horse-driven wagon; a stylishly-dressed woman addresses her chauffeur; and a Minneapolis Messenger Service driver reads at the wheel.
Ladder well and trunion castings of the Dredge "William A. Thompson" as it is being constructed in the Dravo shipyards in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 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.
View of dredge pump and engine foundation of the Dredge "William A. Thompson" as it is being constructed in the Dravo shipyards in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 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.
View of the stern showing transom and deck of the Dredge "William A. Thompson" as it is being constructed in the Dravo shipyards in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 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.
Ticket number 1008 admitted one person to Soldiers Field in Rochester, Minnesota to view the preparations and balloon flight of Dr. Jean Piccard. Originally scheduled for sometime in June, the flight was delayed until July 17 - 18, 1937 when optimum weather conditions permitted a safe flight. Dr. Jean Piccard was a University of Minnesota physicist and aeronautical engineer who believed it was possible to ascend into the stratosphere using many small cluster balloons rather than one large balloon. The experimental flight was sponsored by the Rochester Kiwanis Club and supported by local residents and students.
Instructions for groups and individuals assisting with ground crew and balloon inflation for the Dr. Jean Piccard balloon ascension in 1937 are described I this four page document. Details of balloon construction and inflation procedures are given in addition to the order of operations and signals. Dr. Jean Piccard was a University of Minnesota physicist and aeronautical engineer who believed it was possible to ascend into the stratosphere using many small cluster balloons rather than one large balloon. The experimental flight was sponsored by the Rochester Kiwanis Club and supported by local residents and students.
Inflated balloons are being walked in from the edges of the field toward the gondola to be joined into clusters just prior to Dr. Piccard's take off. Dr. Jean Piccard was a University of Minnesota physicist and aeronautical engineer who believed it was possible to ascend into the stratosphere using many small cluster balloons rather than one large balloon. The experimental flight was sponsored by the Rochester Kiwanis Club and supported by local residents and students.
The layout of pre-flight operations includes the field plan with field house, fence and track shown. Details include load ring, position of men, hydrogen cylinders, TNT caps, poles, balloons and gondola. The plan was drawn by Paul Campbell.
Assistants are inflating individual balloons with hydrogen at Soldier's Field in Rochester, MN prior to Dr. Jean's Piccard's experimental balloon ascension. Dr. Jean Piccard was a University of Minnesota physicist and aeronautical engineer who believed it was possible to ascend into the stratosphere using many small cluster balloons rather than one large balloon. The experimental flight was sponsored by the Rochester Kiwanis Club and supported by local residents and students.
Cluster balloons have been inflated and are attached to the gondola, the Pleiades, just prior to take off from Soldier's Field in Rochester, MN. Dr. Jean Piccard was a University of Minnesota physicist and aeronautical engineer who believed it was possible to ascend into the stratosphere using many small cluster balloons rather than one large balloon. The experimental flight was sponsored by the Rochester Kiwanis Club and supported by local residents and students.
Dr. Jean Piccard is posed by a Lincoln-Zephyr automobile. This photo was later used in an advertisement for Motor Sales & Service Company that appeared in the Rochester Post-Bulletin newspaper on July 19, 1937. Dr. Jean Piccard was a University of Minnesota physicist and aeronautical engineer who believed it was possible to ascend into the stratosphere using many small cluster balloons rather than one large balloon. The experimental flight from Soldiers Field in Rochester, Minnesota was sponsored by the Rochester Kiwanis Club and supported by local residents and students.
Dr. Jean Piccard's family is working on the gondola, Pleiades, before his balloon flight from Rochester, Minnesota. Left to right, Professor Jean Piccard, thirteen year old Paul, Dr. Jeannette Picard (his wife), seventeen year old John and eleven year old Donald. Dr. Jean Piccard was a University of Minnesota physicist and aeronautical engineer who believed it was possible to ascend into the stratosphere using many small cluster balloons rather than one large balloon. The experimental flight was sponsored by the Rochester Kiwanis Club and supported by local residents and students.
Mr. and Mrs. Mort Madden are posed in front of their farm house where they hosted Dr. Jean Piccard after his flight ended on July 18, 1935. Dr. Piccard landed in a tree near the river bluff on their property and walked to their house. Mrs. Madden cooked breakfast for Dr. Piccard before he was driven into Lasing, Iowa by Mr. Madden's brother-in-law, Joe Manton. Dr. Jean Piccard was a University of Minnesota physicist and aeronautical engineer who believed it was possible to ascend into the stratosphere using many small cluster balloons rather than one large balloon. The experimental flight was sponsored by the Rochester Kiwanis Club and supported by local residents and students.
Dr. Jean Piccard is inflating one of the 80 balloons which he planned to use in his ascent. He is assisted by Elden Olson, University of Minnesota aeronautical student. Hundreds of spectators gathered to watch this rehearsal of the ground crew on July 7, 1935 at Soldiers Field, Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Jean Piccard was a University of Minnesota physicist and aeronautical engineer who believed it was possible to ascend into the stratosphere using many small cluster balloons rather than one large balloon. The experimental flight was sponsored by the Rochester Kiwanis Club and supported by local residents and students.
A group of local sight seers and souvenir hunters are gathered around the wreckage of the Pleiades, the gondola used by Dr. Jean Piccard during his flight. The gondola quickly burned after a fire was caused by burning excelsior ignited by the TNT used to blast away his upper cluster of balloons. The flight ended when Dr. Piccard landed near the Mississippi River bluff near Lansing, Iowa on July 18, 1935 approximately seventy-five miles from Rochester. Dr. Jean Piccard was a University of Minnesota physicist and aeronautical engineer who believed it was possible to ascend into the stratosphere using many small cluster balloons rather than one large balloon. The experimental flight was sponsored by the Rochester Kiwanis Club and supported by local residents and students.
Professor Jean Piccard is posed by the gondola or basket he would ride in during his historic balloon ascension on July 18, 1935. In the background of this photo taken in Soldiers Field is the Rochester Dairy. Dr. Jean Piccard was a University of Minnesota physicist and aeronautical engineer who believed it was possible to ascend into the stratosphere using many small cluster balloons rather than one large balloon. The experimental flight was sponsored by the Rochester Kiwanis Club and supported by local residents and students.
Dr. Jean Piccard is installing a radio in the Pleiades prior to his historic balloon flight. Dr. Jean Piccard was a University of Minnesota physicist and aeronautical engineer who believed it was possible to ascend into the stratosphere using many small cluster balloons rather than one large balloon. The experimental flight was sponsored by the Rochester Kiwanis Club and supported by local residents and students.
Assistants are holding individual inflated balloons at Soldiers Field while waiting for the signal to move towards the center and join the balloons into clusters for Dr. Jean Piccard's balloon ascension in the early hours of July 18, 1937.
Cars along South Front Street, Mankato. Note on photo says,""110 Block, S. Front, West Side. Addresses 126-1185." Businesses include The Fair Store, The Florsheim Shoe store.
Looking south at northbound streetcar of the Minneapolis, Anoka & Cuyuna Range Railway about to pass under the Soo Line railroad along Marshall Street NE, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Looking up hill on Seventh Avenue East at Ninth Street, at the junction of the abandoned Kenwood Avenue line and the still-operating East Eighth (Avenue) line in Duluth, Minnesota.
The intersection of Franklin Avenue and 27th Avenue Southeast with streetcar tracks. The view is looking northeast from the east end of the Franklin Avenue bridge.
An interior shot of the Truck and Machine Shop building. Three overhead cranes are visible. Detached trucks are visible on three tracks, along with several workers.