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 complete upstream apron, part of the construction of the Onalaska dam. The Onalaska dam project was undertaken as part of improvements to the Upper Mississippi River.
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.
The tailwater area at the completion of the Onalaska dam. The Onalaska dam project was undertaken as a part of improvements to the Upper Mississippi River.
The tailwater area at the completion of the Onalaska dam. The Onalaska dam project was undertaken as a part of improvements to the Upper Mississippi River.
Stones added by the corps are visible along the tailwater area of the Onalaska dam project at completion. The Onalaska dam project was undertaken as a part of improvements to the Upper Mississippi River.
The tailwater area of the Onalaska dam project is visible beyond the railroad spur run to supply the construction. 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.
The tailwater area at the completion of the Onalaska dam. The Onalaska dam project was undertaken as a part of improvements to the Upper Mississippi River.
Piles are visible at the tailwater area at the completion of the Onalaska dam. The Onalaska dam project was undertaken as a part of improvements to the Upper Mississippi River.
Trees and buildings at the tailwater area following the completion of the Onalaska dam contract. The Onalaska dam project was undertaken as a part of improvements to the Upper Mississippi River.
Buildings are hidden behind the trees overlooking the tailwater area following the completion of the Onalaska dam contract. The Onalaska dam project was undertaken as a part of improvements to the Upper Mississippi River.
A small amount of snow covers the stones at the tailwater area following the completion of the Onalaska dam contract. 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.