Engineering personnel from the St. Paul harbor project gather for a photograph in April, 1936, dressed for work. The men gathered are Elder S. Wilcox, Engr. Aide; Herbert A. Schiek, Asst. Clerk; Edward H. Kloss Jr., Insp. Dredge; Charles H. Bingham, Engr. Aide; Richard S. Colburn, Laborer; Thomas J. Gleason, Insp. Dredge; Merle R. Finley, Engr. Aide; Frank B. Wenger, Insp. Dredge, Paul Zeese, Asst. Engr. Preliminary work on the St. Paul harbor project began in 1935, and the project was completed in 1936.
Dredges operate below the federal barge terminal in St. Paul, Minnesota. This photograph documents dredging and other improvements made to the St. Paul harbor and Upper Mississippi River in and around the city of St. Paul, Minnesota, in the mid-1930s. Work on the project was completed in 1936.
The outlet for the railroad drain is visible in this photograph 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 sewer work. The project was completed in 1936.
The outlet for the railroad drain is visible in this photograph 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 sewer work. The project was completed in 1936.
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.
The excursion steamer Capitol is visible in this photograph of the embankment area adjacent to the landing below the Robert Street bridge. This photograph was taken to document improvements to the St. Paul harbor and Upper Mississippi River in St. Paul, including retaining walls, dredging, and sewer work.
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.
The upper end of the left bank of the St. Paul harbor improvement project is visible in this photograph, taken after the project was completed in 1936. The improvements can be seen below the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Freight building, with the rail yard in the distance.
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.
Girl Scouts in uniform are baking a cake to celebrate the 25th birthday of Girl Scouts. Pictured Mary Rothchild, Harriet Stringer (daughter of Mrs. Philip Stringer, member of St. Paul's first Girl Scout troop 1917) and Jeanette Johnston.
Contributing Institution:
Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin River Valleys
The Crown Prince, wearing glasses and holding a piece of paper, talks to officials on the stage. A small crowd of photographers stands in front of the stage while hundreds of onlookers populate the background.
Lucille Bishop holding horse Genevieve at the St. Paul Campus. The horse was part of a brucellosis research project. Behind Bishop is the east side of the University's Dairy Barn building.
Twelve girls use the library at the St. Paul Girls' Home (orphanage), 933 Carroll Ave., St. Paul. An unidentified Sister of St. Joseph helps two of the students.
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1935-1936 (District 37); House 1939-1954 (District 37). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=12989
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1939-1962 (District 38); House 1963-1966 (District 47); House 1967-1972 (District 45A). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=14431
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1929-30 (District 37); Senate 1931-42 (District 37). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=13677
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1923-30 (District 39); House 1933-36 (District 39); Senate 1939-58 (District 39). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=13907
Minnesota Library Association; Boardman, Neil S. (editor)
Date Created:
1941-03
Description:
Volume 3, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Peddler was published in March 1941. Editor-in-chief of this issue was Neil S. Boardman. This issue contains the official MLA directory, a message from the MLA president, announcement of a prison library directory, information about a library personnel survey, travel notes, MLA Annual meeting announcement, junior members section annual dues change, Minnesota library staff changes and library updates, library poetry, a book review of Library on the Air (an anthology of library radio programs), and a crossword puzzle. The M.L.A Peddler was created and conceived by the Junior members of the Minnesota Library Association. The first issue states "...[The] Peddler will bring you bits of personal gossip, news about library enterprises, [and] matters of friendly interest."
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1941-1946 (District 37); Senate 1947-1950 (District 37). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=14315
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1939-1950 (District 41). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=13945
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1937-1938 (District 39); House 1941-1944 (District 39). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=13968
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1939-1962 (District 38); House 1963-1966 (District 47); House 1967-1972 (District 45A). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=14431
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1937-1952 (District 40). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=13339