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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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