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P-012: Claude Strauser, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District Collection Images
This collection documents the design and construction of levees and other river management works. The digitized materials consist of the collection's glass plate negatives - negatives that deal mostly with the Great Flood of 1927, as well as plates of overhead photographs of the Mississippi River from St. Louis to Cairo, Illinois, 1925. There a few images of the construction of the Cape Girardeau, Mo. flood wall in the 1950s.
Herman T. Pott National Inland Waterways Library
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- Aeroplane Survey of Mississippi River.
- Brunkhorst Landing, Fountain Bluff, Mid-west Power Co., Devils Bake Oven, Gill Point Owl Cr., Wittenberg Brazeau Gr. are labled., R. F., 1:20,000
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- Animals Aboard Barge
- Horses and cows on a U. S. barge, with towboat, during flood of 1927. Flooded buildings in background.
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- Areoplane Survey Mississippi River
- Sheet No. 10. Osborne Field, Salt Lake Towhead, Michaels Towhead, Harlow Island, Rush Tower, Rush Island, Danby Ldg. Lee Island, R. F., 1:20,000
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- Areoplane Survey Mississippi River
- Sheet No. 22. Vancil, Willard, Indian Cr., Sublett Hollow, Moccasin Springs, Bee Bluff, Sheppard Point, Bainbridge, St. L. & S.F. R. R., R. F., 1:20,000
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- Areoplane Survey Mississippi River
- Sheet No. 29. Dogtooth Bend, Thompson Landing, Hurricane Field, Brewer Point, Illinois Sister Island, Greenleaf Bend, Missouri Sister Island, Grand Lake Towhead, Cache, Beechridge, Ables Point, Dicky Field., R. F., 1:20,000
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- Areoplane Survey Mississippi River
- Sheet No. 9. Lucas Works, Calico Island, James Landing, Joachim Cr., Herculaneum, Festus, Crystal City, Platin Cr., Cornice Rock, Selma., R. F., 1:20,000
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- Areoplane Survey Mississippi River
- Sheet No. 20. Grand Tower, Grand Tower Island, Big Muddy River (Illinois side). Tower Rock, silica mine (Missouri side)., R. F., 1:20,000
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- Areoplane Survey Mississippi River
- Sheet No. 30. I. C. R. R., Ohio River, Eliza Towhead, Elk Island, City of Cairo, Angelo Towhead, Greenfield Bend, Birds Point. Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky., R. F., 1:20,000
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- Areoplane Survey Mississippi River
- Sheet No. 18. Lagour Island, Seventy-Six, Stan Ldg., Saw Mill Hollow., R. F., 1:20,000
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- Areoplane Survey Mississippi River
- Sheet No. 12. Fort Chartress, Turkey Island, Kellog Ldg., Establishment Island, White Sand, Little Rock Ldg., R. F., 1:20,000
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- Areoplane Survey Mississippi River
- Sheet No. 13. St. Genevieve Island, Moro Island, Kaskaskia River, Ste. Genevieve, Baumstark Towhead, Big Field., R. F., 1:20,000
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- Areoplane Survey Mississippi River
- Sheet No. 2. Chouteau Island, Cabaret Chute, Cabaret Island (Illinois). Wilson Island, Watkins Cr., Chain of Rocks, Sawyer Bend (Missouri side)., R. F., 1:20,000
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- Areoplane Survey Mississippi River
- Sheet No. 11. Penitentiary Point, Sycamore Ldg. Fort Chartres Island (Illinois Side). Ames Towhead, Brickeys, Establishment Cr., Establishment Island (Missouri side)., R. F., 1:20,000
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- Areoplane Survey Mississippi River
- Sheet No. 5. Arsenal Island, Cahokia Chute (Illinois side). City of St. Louis, River des Peres (Missouri side)., R. F., 1:20,000
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- Areoplane Survey Mississippi River
- Sheet No. 15. Southern Illinois Penitentiary, Chester, Coles Mill, Mary's River, Old River, Horse Island, Claryville, Belle of Memphis Towhead, Crain's Island, Puckett Island., R. F., 1:20,000
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- Areoplane Survey Mississippi River
- Sheet No. 6. Twin Hollows (east) (Illinois side). Jefferson Barracks, Cliff Cave, Twin Hollows (west) (Missouri side)., R. F., 1:20,000
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- Areoplane Survey Mississippi River
- Sheet No. 28. Hacker Towhead, Brooks Point, Dogtooth Island, Buffalo Island, Saladin Field, Saladin Island., R. F., 1:20,000
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- Areoplane Survey Mississippi River
- Sheet No. 26. C. & E. I. R. R., Fayville (Ill.), Mo Pac, Sant Chu, Burn Isla (Illinois side). Commerce (Mo.), Doolan Slough (Missouri side)., R. F., 1:20,000
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- Areoplane Survey Mississippi River
- Sheet No. 23. Swift Sure Towhead, Bainbridge Cr., Schenimann, Kinney Point, Flora Creek, Devils Island., R. F., 1:20,000
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- Areoplane Survey Mississippi River
- Sheet No. 24. Minton Point (Illinois side). Cape Rock, Cape Girardeau (Missouri side)., R. F., 1:20,000
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- Areoplane Survey of St. Louis
- Mosenthine Island, Sawyer Bend, City of St. Louis, Merchants Bridge, McKinley Bridge, and Venice, Illinois are labeled., R. F., 1:20,000
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- Bell Tent City
- A bell tent city during the Mississippi River flood of 1927.
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- Bell Tents
- Bell tents likely used for Red Cross work. Mississippi River flood of 1927.
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- Boat Launching
- Men launching a rescue boat at Melville, Louisiana, during the Great Flood of 1927.
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- Bridge Over the Flooded Atchafalaya River
- A bridge over the flooded Atchafalaya River at Melville, Louisiana, during the 1927 Mississippi River flood.
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- Cape Girardeau Flood Wall Construction
- Construction of the Cape Girardeau, Missouri flood wall, circa 1956.
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- Coast Guard Cutter 251
- Coast Guard Cutter 251 during the Great Flood, 1927.
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- Coast Guard Cutter 252
- Coast Guard Cutter 252 rescuing people from high ground during the Great Flood of 1927.
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