Corps of Engineers Dredge boat Meriweather Lewis

Description

View east along right bank of the Missouri River in Central Industrial District showing Corps of Engineers dredge boat Meriweather Lewis dredging immediately east of Kansas City Municipal Wharf in order to release grounded barges of the Federal Barge Lines left in this condition after flood on Kansas River.

Date Issued

1951-08-08

Type

Image

Extent

1 photograph : black and white print ; 21 x 27 cm

Genre

Gelatin silver prints

Cityscapes

Member of

L. Perry Cookingham Collection

Time Period

1951-1960

Subject (Name)

United States. Army. Corps of Engineers

Subject (Topical)

Rivers

Flood damage prevention

Levees

Dredging

Subject (Geographic)

Kansas City Metropolitan Area

Rights

Copyright Undetermined

Rights Note

Items in this collection may be freely viewed, searched, and displayed for research and educational purposes. Permission is required for publication, distribution, or other uses beyond viewing and searching, whether in print or electronic formats.

To request permission, please email LaBudde Special Collections.

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Collection Identifier: MS-0002

Source

Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Unit

LaBudde Special Collections