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Title: View of Progress Made to Date
Date: 1952-09-13
Description: 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 cu. yds. Total dredged length of canal by both dredges: approx. 6,000'. Overall length of canal project: 9,000'. Dredge now at station 27/100. Started at station 57/100. Kansas City District, Channel Diversion Project.

Title: Sainte Genevieve and William H. Black
Date: 1952-10-01
Description: 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.

Title: Progress Through Bank-Station 39/50
Date: 1952-09-04
Description: Progress through bank-station 39/50. Kansas City District, Pilot Channel Project.

Title: Left Bank of Pilot Canal
Date: 1952-10-02
Description: Showing left bank of Pilot Canal as dredge backs out after completing the first cut. On left bridge is (Miller) and wife. Kansas City District, diversion channel.

Title: Shoreline and Equipment
Date: 1952-09-05
Description: Showing shoreline and equipment used for the bank revetment that will form new channel shore. Kansas City District, channel diversion.

Title: Dredge Cut Face
Date: 1952-09-03
Description: 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.

Title: William H. Black at Completed Canal
Date: 1952-10-02
Description: Showing completed canal and the plug that separates the old and new channels, which will be blasted out October 4, 1952. Stern of dredge (William H. Black) is shown. Kansas City District, channel diversion.

Title: Upper End of Pilot Canal
Date: 1952-10-19
Description: Location of dredge in Pilot Canal on completion of dredging operations for cut No. 2. Just following departure, the second cut was made on left bank a distance of 1,800 ft. from upper end, which the view is towards.

Title: Part of the Completed River Bank
Date: 1952-09-03
Description: Showing part of the completed river bank that will be one of the banks when the new river channel is completed. Kansas City District, Pilot Canal Project.

Title: YELLOW-STONE and KATE SWINNEY
Description: Photograph of the flyers for the Missouri River Passenger Packet on YELLOW-STONE (D.N. Greenleaf, master) and for the Regular Passenger Packet for Lexington, Liberty, Weston, & St. Joseph, Missouri River on the steam boat KATE SWINNEY (P.M. Chouteau, master).

Title: Completed Rock Revetment
Date: 1952-09-21
Description: Looking down river at completed rock revetment that will serve as the west bank for the new channel. This rocked bank extends approx. 9,000 feet. Kansas City District, channel diversion.

Title: William H. Black at Upper End of Pilot Canal
Date: 1952-09-03
Description: Dredge (William H. Black) working at upper end of Pilot Canal. Station 6+00'. Channel diversion.

Title: Material Removed from Pilot Canal
Date: 1952-10-01
Description: Material removed from Pilot Canal being discharged into Rover channel that is going to be diverted. Dredging for canal will be completed tonight. Dredge is at station 7+00'. The earth plug to be blasted is at station 6+50'. Kansas City District, channel diversion.

Title: Sainte Genevieve and William H. Black
Date: 1952-09-27
Description: 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.

Title: Dredge Working at Station 40/20
Date: 1952-09-04
Description: View at bank level. Dredge at Station 40/20. Kansas City District, Pilot Channel Project.

Title: Sainte Genevieve at Lower End of Canal
Date: 1952-10-02
Description: 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.

Title: Cutting Through Upper Access Road
Date: 1952-09-25
Description: 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.

Title: Crowd Attending the Blasting of Plug in Pilot Canal
Date: 1952-10-04
Description: 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.

Title: Face of Canal Cut
Date: 1952-09-03
Description: Looking into Face of canal cut and showing remainder of canal to be cut. Kansas City District, Pilot Canal Project.

Title: Jack Gardner
Date: 1952-09-29
Description: Jack Gardner (Navigation Head, Kansas City District) without hat. Kansas City District, channel diversion.

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