Clydesdales visit Behrmann's Tavern, 3155 Meramec Street, July 18, 1952. Pictured are Gus Behrmann and Bernie Marstall. Photograph donated to the St. Louis Mercantile Library by Bill Marstall.
Dredging of first cut completed and dredge is about halfway of canal length as it backs out. View is to lower end of canal. Kansas City District, channel diversion.
M/V (Claude Tully) passing Dredge. The M/V (Charles Norwell), also of Patton Tully is in tow and being taken to St. Louis Ship Building Co. to be re-engined (Mile 156).
Homeward-bound for Christmas, thousands of St. Louisans rushed to board trains, busses, planes. Here is one of the many crowds waiting at the various gates in the Union Station Midway yesterday for trains to take them off on the three-day Christmas holiday.
Cutting through the upper access road used by levvee contractor. At station 13/50'-3:00 P.M. This is looking towards St. Joseph. Kansas City District, channel diversion.
View of crowd on bank of the Pilot Canal during ceremonies prior to blasting of plug that opened the diversion canal. Kansas City District, channel diversion.
Showing dredge (William H. Black) on upper side of Pilot Canal at station 6 + 00 dredging towards the 50' wide plug that will be blasted out. The (Black) dredged out the channel entrance for upper end. Dredging operations will be completed tonight.