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P-008 Ray Covington Photographs Collection
This collection of photographs consists largely of images of Motor Vessels taken by Mr. Covington in the 1950s while he worked aboard the dredge Ste. Genevieve. Additionally, there are some photographs of flooding and the dredging of the channel in the Chain of Rocks Canal.
Herman T. Pott National Inland Waterways Library
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- A. H. Truax
- M/V (A. H. Truax) passing dredge in upper end of canal.
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- Admiral
- Excursion steamer (Admiral) passing service base.
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- Admiral
- Excursion steamer (Admiral) passing service base on daily trip.
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- Advancing Dredge
- Dredge as it advances forward through canal cut at station 17+50 after having advanced 4,000 feet with 1,700 feet remaining to be cut. Total production 859,260 cu. yards. Canal cut: 200 feet wide. Depth: 16 feet. Bank height: 17.5 feet. Kansas City District, channel diversion.
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- Alice Ingram
- M/V (Alice Ingram) passing service base.
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- Anker L. Christy
- M/V (Anker L. Christy) at Burnham Island.
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- Arthur J. Dyer
- M/V (Arthurs J. Dyer) of the Ingram Products Co. - passing dredge.
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- Arthur J. Dyer
- M/V (Arthurs J. Dyer) of the Ingram Products Co. passing dredge.
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- Avalon
- Excursion steamer (Avalon) formerly the (Idlewild) passing dredge. This is one of the few remaining boats of this type (Mile 39.1).
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- Aztec
- M/V (Aztec) at Devil's Island, mile 55.8.
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- Bayou Orleans
- Tug (Bayou Orleans) at Devil's Island, mile 55.8.
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- Betty Brent
- M/V (Betty Brent) of Greenville, Miss. - passing dredge, mile 236.
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- Billy Jean
- M/V (Billy Jean) passing service base.
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- Bob Fuqua
- M/V (Bob Fuqua) passing dredge (Mile 59.3).
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- Bob Fuqua
- M/V (Bob Fuqua) passing dredge (Mile 59.3).
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- Bull Calf
- M/V (Bull Calf) - passing dredge, mile 136.9.
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- Bull Durham
- M/V (Bull Durham) passing service base.
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- Buna
- Steamer (Buna) of the Federal Waterways Co. passing dredge while enroute to Chester, Ill. (Mile 67.2).
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- Canoes Docked on Shore
- Canoes drift away from shore in middleground, buildings in background.
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- Capt. Chas. T. Parker
- M/V (Capt. Chas. T. Parker) passing service base.
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- Carl D.
- M/V (Carl D) passing dredge (Mile 195.0).
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- Cartasea
- M/V (Cartasea) of Cargill Grain - passing drege at Martin's Towhead - Mile 234.9.
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- Casablanca
- DPC steamer (Casablanca) of American Barge Line passing service base.
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- Celeste
- M/V (Celeste) at Moccasin Springs, mile 66.5.
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- Celeste
- M/V (Celeste) of the Southern States Towing Co. passing dredge in lower approach to Chain of Rocks Canal.
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- Celeste
- M/V (Celeste) of the Southern States Barge Line passing dredge (Mile 39.0).
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- Ceremony Prior to Blasting of Plug
- Showing Governor Forrest Smith on speaker's stand during ceremonies prior to blasting of plug that opened diversion channel. Kansas City District, channel diversion.
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- Channel Diversion Project
- Channel Diversion Project
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