Dredge "William A. Thompson" under construction, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Contributing Organization:: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District
Title:: Dredge "William A. Thompson" under construction, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Description:: 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.
Date Created:: 1937-01-04
Dimensions:: 8 x 10
Minnesota Digital Library Topic:: Transportation
Type:: Still Image
Physical Format:: Black-and-white photographs
Library of Congress Subject Headings:: Mississippi River
Dredges
River Channels
Rivers
Keywords:: Dredge Thompson
dredging
State or Province:: Pennsylvania
Country:: United States
GeoNames URI:: http://sws.geonames.org/5206393/
Local Identifier:: W-1119 Dredge pump & engine foundation WAT 25270
MDL Identifier:: mhs48138
Fiscal Sponsor:: Funding provided to the Minnesota Digital Library through the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, a component of the Minnesota Clean Water, Land and Legacy constitutional amendment, ratified by Minnesota voters in 2008.
Rights:: Public domain.

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