Construction at the Onalaska dam site, near La Crescent, Minnesota

Contributing Organization:: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District
Title:: Construction at the Onalaska dam site, near La Crescent, Minnesota
Description:: Earth fill dike nearing completion at the Onalaska dam. The Onalaska dam construction project was undertaken as a component of improvements to the Upper Mississippi River.
Date Created:: 1936-09-28
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
Dams
River Channels
Keywords:: Onalaska dam
construction
City or Township:: La Crescent
County:: Houston
State or Province:: Minnesota
Country:: United States
Geographic Feature:: Mississippi River
GeoNames URI:: http://sws.geonames.org/5033591/
Local Identifier:: UMR Onalaska Dam Earth fill dike No 55
MDL Identifier:: mhs48234
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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