Approaching lift bridge at Kansas City when enroute from St. Joseph, Mo. To St. Louis. Dredge (William H. Black) is passing through bridge. Kansas City District.
October 29, 1937. - Looking upstream from pilot house of Grafton. Graded bank and mattress weaving about station 219-00. Note curve on which Grafton entered below dike No.79.2L.
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.
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.
"Fort Gage" - U. S. Engineer Corps towboat mastered by Capt. Morey Brady. The boat was sold to Capt. Robert Roehrig, who used her during the 1940's in his enterprise called 'Roehrig Marine Service' at the St. Louis levee.
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.
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.