View of the east channel of the Mississippi River after fill was added; shows the wall made by the Wisconsin Central Railway Company and an areas where the original bank was. Also shows houses along the bank above the river.
East shore of Boom Island before any improvements were made by the Wisconsin Railway Company. Also shows a lumber yard on the opposite side of the Mississippi River.
View of the Eastside flats from across the Mississippi River, shows houses next to the river and on the upper bluffs; the University of Minnesota is in the background.
This picture shows the amount of filling in done by Eastman; the fill extends from the bank on which the rocks are shown over to the extreme right hand side. The materials consisted of loose sans and some mud; rock was piled in later and little rock was used in the lower fill. Also shows Nicollet Island and the Hennepin Avenue bridge.
Condition of the embankment or fill on the east side of Nicollet Island about the Great Northern Railroad Company's bridge. The fill was put in by the Wisconsin Central Railway Company ; also shows the pile posts for the substructure of the proposed bridge and coffer dam for the pier.
East channel of the Mississippi River near Nicollet Island; shows the embankment or fill made by the Wisconsin Central Railway on the easterly shore of the upper end of Nicollet Island. Also shows Boom Island and the channel between it and the east bank of the river before any changes were made by the Wisconsin Central Railway Company.
Submerged houses, St. Paul, 1897. Contributed by Richard Uriah Jones, Macalester College Class of 1901, and Macalester Head of Chemistry Department 1903-1941, and Dean of the College, 1917-1936.
Banks of Mississippi River overflowing, flooding homes, 1897. Contributed by Richard Uriah Jones, Macalester College Class of 1901, and Macalester Head of Chemistry Department 1903-1941, and Dean of the College, 1917-1936.
Flooded homes in St. Paul. Contributed by Richard Uriah Jones, Macalester College Class of 1901, and Macalester Head of Chemistry Department 1903-1941, and Dean of the College, 1917-1936.
Surging water in the Mississippi River, with buildings, smokestacks and the Phoenix Mill in the background. Contributed by Richard Uriah Jones, Macalester College Class of 1901, and Macalester Head of Chemistry Department 1903-1941, and Dean of the College, 1917-1936.
High Mississippi River with ice and debris. Contributed by Richard Uriah Jones, Macalester College Class of 1901, and Macalester Head of Chemistry Department 1903-1941, and Dean of the College, 1917-1936.