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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.
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- Drawbridge at St. Joseph
- View of drawbridge at St. Joseph. After opening for passage of dredge and tow. This is just after completion of canal dredging and dredge is enroute to St. Louis. Kansas City District, channel diversion.
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- Dredge Cut Face
- Looking into dredge cut face. Advance since start of excavation: 1,500'. Yardage: 325,000. Ste. Genevieve on right. Kansas City District, Pilot Canal Project.
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- Dredge Working at Station 40/20
- View at bank level. Dredge at Station 40/20. Kansas City District, Pilot Channel Project.
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- Dredge and Discharge Line
- Dredge and discharge line. Kansas City District, Pilot Canal Project.
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- Dredge as it Advances Through Canal Cut at Station 17+50
- Dredge as it advances through canal cut at station 17+50. Total advance to date: 4,000 feet. Total production 859,260 cu. Yards. Approx 1,700 feet to dredge yet. Kansas City District, channel diversion.
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- Dredge at Devil's Island
- View of dredge while working at Devil's Island.
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- Dredging at Levee Break
- Dredging site at Levee Break Fill at (Kansas Bend) (Mile 562.5).
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- Dredging into Bank
- Dredging into bank for Levee Break and Blue-Hole Fill at (Kanas Bend) (Mile 562.5). Roy Ryan on Pipeline.
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- Dredging of First Cut Completed
- Dredging of first cut completed and dredge is about midway of canal length as it backs out. View is towards head of canal. Woman on bridge is (Miller's) wife. Kansas City District, channel diversion.
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- E. B. Ingram
- M/V (E. B. Ingram) passing service base.
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- Earth Dike
- Showing the Earth dike that now separates the present river channel and the channel that it is to be diverted into (lowerside). On upper side of dike is dredge (William H. Black). The dike will be dredged to 50' width, which will be blasted out. Dike is between stations 6+00' and 7+00'. Dredging completed tonight. In center, the blasting holes area being bored. Kansas City District, channel diversion.
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- Elisha Woods
- M/V (Elisha Woods) passing dredge in lower approach of Chain of Rocks Canal.
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- Elisha Woods
- M/V (Elisha Woods) passing service base.
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- Emily Jean
- M/V (Emily Jean) of the G. W. Gladders Towing Co. passing dredge at Burnham Island (Mile 39.0).
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- Ernest T. Weir
- M/V (Ernest T. Weir) of the Mississippi Valley Barge Line Co. - passing dredge at lower approach.
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- Face of Canal Cut
- Looking into Face of canal cut and showing remainder of canal to be cut. Kansas City District, Pilot Canal Project.
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- Face of Canal Cut
- Looking into Face of canal cut and showing remainder of canal to be cut. Roadway shown immediately across cut was used by levee contractor and was the cause of a 12-hour shutdown dispute. Kansas City District, Pilot Canal Project.
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- Fleetwood
- M/V (Fleetwood) of the Fleet Towing Co. passing dredge (Mile 69.1).
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- Fleetwood
- M/V (Fleetwood) of the Fleet Towing Co. passing dredge.
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- Flooded Building
- Flood waters reaching shoreside building in middleground, waters rise above walkway or dredge.
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- Flooded Building
- Flood waters reaching shoreside building, truck parked in left middleground, business in background.
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- Flooded Building
- Flood waters rising near docks.
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- Flooded Building
- Flood waters reaching shoreside building, business in background.
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- Flooded Building
- Flood waters reaching shoreside building, Jeep parked middleground right.
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- Flooded Building
- Flood waters reaching shoreside buildings and parking lot, buildings in background.
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- Flooded Riverside Community
- Towboat in middleground right, flood stretching past far riverbanks, men stand around in foreground.
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- Flooded Riverside Community
- Towboats in middleground center and right, large building under water in background, flood streching past riverbanks.
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- Flooded Riverside Community
- Towboat in middleground right, flood stretching past far riverbanks.
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