High water conditions along the Mississippi near the St. Paul rail yard, St. Paul, Minnesota

Contributing Organization:: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District
Title:: High water conditions along the Mississippi near the St. Paul rail yard, St. Paul, Minnesota
Description:: Dredging operations for improvements to the St. Paul harbor and Upper Mississippi River are suspended due to high water, documented in this photograph from late March, 1936. The overall project to dredge and improve the waterways in the city was completed in 1936.
Date Created:: 1936-03-27
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:: Upper Mississippi River
City or Township:: St. Paul
County:: Ramsey
State or Province:: Minnesota
Country:: United States
Geographic Feature:: Mississippi River
GeoNames URI:: http://sws.geonames.org/5045473/
Local Identifier:: Dredging operations suspended No 21
MDL Identifier:: mhs48303
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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