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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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: Petco 20; M/V (Petco 20) of Clarks' Gas Co. Line passing service base. Harold Douglas is on the bridge.

: Pile Dike; Showing pile dike that is being contructed across river channel made by flood to black and divery flow into new channel made by dredge. The second cut is just being started thru Pilot Canal from upper end. Kansas City District, channel diversion.

: Pilot Canal Project; View showing progress of dredge into the cut for new river channel. Kansas City District.

: Pilot Canal Project; Dredging through 30 foot bank. Kansas City District.

: Pilot Channel Project; Dredging at station 40/20.

: Pilot House Interior; View of pilot house interior showing new controls for seachlights and whistle levers.

: Pilot House Interior; View of pilot house interior showing new controls for seachlights and whistle levers.

: Plug at Opening of New Channel; Showing the plug that will be blasted out to complete the opening of new channel. Channel diversion.

: Position of Sainte Genevieve on Completion of Cut No. 2; Position of dredge on completion of cut No. 2, which extended only 1800 ft. from upper end of canal. Dredge is getting ready for departure to St. Louis. Kansas City District, channel diversion.

: Preparing for Dedication and Blasting of Plug; Dredging completed for first cut in Pilot Canal. Dredge is backing out of canal. On right bank is speaker's stand and cleared area being prepared for dedication and blasting of plug on October 4, 1952. Kansas City District, channel diversion.

: Progress Made to Date; View of progress made to date. Total advance since start of dredging: 3,000 ft. Total time: 3 weeks this date. Average 1,000' per week. Total production to date for job: 658.489 yds. Total dredge length of canal by both dredges: approx. 6,000'. Overall length of canal: 9,000'. Started station 57/100. Kansas City District, Channel Diversion Project.

: Progress Through Bank-Station 39/50; Progress through bank-station 39/50. Kansas City District, Pilot Channel Project.

: R. H. McElroy; M/V (R. H. McElroy) of the Pure Oil Co. - passing dredge, mile 39.1.

: Ray K; Small towboat (Ray K) of the Allgire Towing Co. passing service base

: Removing Sunken Objects in Access Channel; View showing efforts to remove sunken obstructions in access channel. Located several objects with cutter and diver. Chain of Rocks Canal (Mile 183.7).

: Richard Moyle; M/V (Richard Moyle) passing service base.

: Rising Flood Water; Flood water rises to 17 inches near dock.

: River Clutter; A slight idea of the millions of piling that clutter the Missouri River (Mile 198.0). Below: Booneville, Mo. Kansas City District, enroute to St. Louis.

: Road to Rosecran's Airport; Showing road to Rosecaran's Airport that was washed out during spring flood. On viaduct is one of the houses that is being moved for the canal. Missouri River, Pilot Canal.

: Robin; M/V (Robin) of Erlbacker Towing & Machine Co. passing dredge. This vessel is up for sale.

: Sainte Genevieve Crew; Left to right: Teaseley, Odom, Miller, and Johnny Melntyre.

: Sainte Genevieve Wheel; Levee break fill at (Kansas Bend) mile 562.5. (Omaha District) wheel has just been painted.

: Sainte Genevieve Wheel; View of wheel after recent painting at service base. The buckets and outer ends of arms are red led while remainder of wheel is ivory.

: Sainte Genevieve and Black; Dredge begins to back out of canal after completing first cut. Shown is plug that was left to separate the old and new channels that will be blasted out October 4, 1952. Dredge (William H. Black) at upper end. Kansas City District, channel diversion.

: Sainte Genevieve and William H. Black; The dredges (Ste. Genevieve) and (William H. Black) as they dredge opposite each other with 100 feet reamining to mark completion of the canal to divert the river channel. An Earth wall 50 feet thick will not be dredged. It will be blasted out October 4, 1052. Dredges now at stations 6+00' and 7+00'. Kansas City District, channel diversion.

: Sainte Genevieve and William H. Black; The dredges (Ste. Gen.) and (William Black) as the dredge opposite each other with 100 feet between them remaining, which will complete the diversion channel project. 50 ft. of the earth will not be dredged, it will be blasted. This is at station 7+00.

: Sainte Genevieve and William H. Black; Dredge (William H. Black) as it prepares opening in bank to start dredging at upper end of Pilot Canal. The (Ste. Gen.) is at station 11+40, Kansas City District, channel diversion.

: Sainte Genevieve and William H. Black; The dredges (Ste. Genevieve) and (William H. Black) as they dredge opposite each other with 100' separating dredges to mark completion of the Diversion Channel Project. An Earth wall 50' thick will not be dredged. It will be blasted out. Dredges at station 6+00' and 7+00'. Kansas City District, channel diversion.

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