Construction; Sewerage; Canals; Buildings; Houses; Men; Construction workers
900 block of Swan Street looking west. Construction site behind houses for a drain system. Two men stand at the top of the hill leading down to the digging.
900 block of Swan Street. Multiple views of an industrial site, houses, and wood sheds or outbuildings near a rocky creek bed at Swan Street. A bridge passes over the sewage or water runoff site.Title supplied by cataloger.
Construction equipment; Men; Construction workers; African Americans; Buildings; Industrial facilities; Streams; Sewerage; Canals
900 block Swan Street looking west. A group of African-American men sit and stand on a bridge at the 900 block of Swan Street near a bulldozer and other construction machinery. A wooden industrial building next to the bridge has stacks of barrels...
978 Swan Street, site of Eiler Brothers, manufacturers of barrels. The building, with stacks of barrels outside, is located by a bridge passing over a creek and drain basin.
A car labeled "World's Fair Auto Transit Co." filled with riders passes in front of two horse sculptures at the edge of the "Grand Canal" at the World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri. The Palace of Education and Social Economy is...
Men; Construction workers; Construction; Sewerage; Canals
A man stands on a mound of dirt in an under-construction storm basin next to a piece of equipment with wheels set on boards. Title supplied by cataloger.
A steamboat is shown leaving the Louisville & Portland Canal and entering the Ohio River. Painted on the back of the boat is "East St. Louis, Port of Louisville." The boat is multiple stories and has two large black steam pipes near...
A steamboat passes through a canal in front of a factory. The factory has two smokestacks and what may be a water tower. Some railroad cars are backed up to the factory. The steamboat is multi-level and has a paddle on the back. Two steam chimneys...
Waterways; Canals; Louisville and Portland Canal (Ky.); Shipping
At the Portland Canal on the Ohio River, Louisville, Kentucky, a man is shoveling in the road next to another man, and other men stand by on other areas of the road. All of the men wear hats; most wear suits, but the man who is shoveling wears work...
Waterways; Canals; Louisville and Portland Canal (Ky.); Shipping
Barges at lower part of Portland Canal Locks, Dam 41, Louisville, Kentucky. Bridge in the distance. Bottom right of the photo is marked "Lock--Louisville." Caption on back of image: "Lower part of locks -- Dam 41, Louisville Ky....
Waterways; Canals; Louisville and Portland Canal (Ky.); Shipping
Barges with cargo docked at the Portland Canal, on the left side of the canal, by two railroads and an embankment, Louisville, Kentucky. The bottom left of the photo is signed "SIMES." Stamped on the back of the image is "Simes...
