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John B. Heroman, Sr. photograph collection. Albums. Folder 01-02, between 1890 and 1925?
title
John B. Heroman, Sr. photograph collection. Albums. Folder 01-02, between 1890 and 1925?
Subject
Flood damage, Louisiana, Baton Rouge, Photographs, Flood damage, Mississippi River, Photographs, Floods, Mississippi River, Photographs, Baton Rouge (La.), Photographs
Date created ms
1890, 1925
Abstract
Album is comprised of loose album pages, most of which contain photographic prints that appear to be in and around Baton Rouge documenting Mississippi River Floods of 1897, 1912, and some undated high water events. Also included is a single informal portrait of seven people outdoors at an unidentified rural location, a scene of a track through a wooded area, a view of a home with tennis court under oak trees, and a street scene of Baton Rouge, about 1904.
Building damage in levee construction area, Mississippi River.
title
Building damage in levee construction area, Mississippi River.
Subject
Levees, Mississippi River, Photographs, Revetment, Mississippi River, Photographs
Date created ms
1928, 1945
Second New Orleans District, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army asphalt mattress and upper bank paving, Avondale Bend, Mississippi River, 1939 December 2.
title
Second New Orleans District, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army asphalt mattress and upper bank paving, Avondale Bend, Mississippi River, 1939 December 2.
Subject
Levees, Mississippi River, Photographs, Revetment, Mississippi River, Photographs
Date created ms
1939-12-02
Levee construction crane.
title
Levee construction crane.
Subject
Levees, Mississippi River, Photographs, Revetment, Mississippi River, Photographs
Date created ms
1928, 1945
Second New Orleans District, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, asphalt mattress sinking operations at White Castle, La., Mississippi River, 1938 September 30.
title
Second New Orleans District, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, asphalt mattress sinking operations at White Castle, La., Mississippi River, 1938 September 30.
Subject
Levees, Mississippi River, Photographs, Revetment, Mississippi River, Photographs
Date created ms
1938-09-30
The navigator: containing directions for navigating the Monongahela, Allegheny, Ohio, and Mississippi rivers; with an ample account of these much admired waters, from the head of the former to the mouth of the latter, and a concise description of their to
title
navigator: containing directions for navigating the Monongahela, Allegheny, Ohio, and Mississippi rivers; with an ample account of these much admired waters, from the head of the former to the mouth of the latter, and a concise description of their towns, villages, harbours, settlements, &c. With accurate maps of the Ohio and Mississippi. To which is added, an appendix, containing an account of Louisiana, and of the Missouri and Columbia rivers, as discovered by the voyage under Captians Lewis and Clarke. Seventh edition
Subject
Mississippi River, Description and travel, Ohio River, Description and travel, Louisiana, Description and travel, Monongahela River (W. Va. and Pa.), Description and travel, Allegheny River (Pa. and N. Y.), Description and travel, Mississippi River, Navigation, Ohio River, Navigation, Inland navigation, United States
Date created ms
1811
Abstract
The navigator, containing directions for navigating the Monongahela, Allegheny, Ohio, and Mississippi rivers. With an ample account of these much admired waters, from the head of the former to the mouth of the latter, and a concise description of their towns, villages, harbours, settlements, &c. With accurate maps of the Ohio and Mississippi. To which is added, an appendix, containing an account of Louisiana, and of the Missouri and Columbia rivers, as discovered by the voyage under Captains Lewis and Clarke.
Wreck report
title
Wreck report
Subject
Steamboats, Mississippi River, Natchez (Steamboat), Shipwrecks, Mississippi River, Marine accidents
Date Issued
1895-05-25
Abstract
Report of a wreck of the steamboat "Natchez" on March 3, 1895. Signed by [Blanche Leathers?], master of the "Natchez."
Memorial from the Board of Levee Commissioners of the state of Louisiana : in behalf of the people of said state, to the Congress of the United States : asking national aid and assistance in the reconstruction of levees on the Mississippi River
title
Memorial from the Board of Levee Commissioners of the state of Louisiana : in behalf of the people of said state, to the Congress of the United States : asking national aid and assistance in the reconstruction of levees on the Mississippi River
Subject
Levees, Mississippi River, Flood control, Louisiana, Flood control, Mississippi River, Levees
Date Issued
1866
A Mathematical study of the impact on salinity intrusion of deepening the lower Mississippi River navigation channel
title
Mathematical study of the impact on salinity intrusion of deepening the lower Mississippi River navigation channel
Subject
Saline waters, Mississippi River, Stream channelization, Mississippi River
Date Issued
1987
Speech of Hon. B.F. Jonas, of Louisiana, in the Senate of the United States, April 19, 1882
title
Speech of Hon. B.F. Jonas, of Louisiana, in the Senate of the United States, April 19, 1882
Subject
Flood control, Mississippi River, Speeches in Congress, Flood control, Law and legislation, United States, Speeches in Congress, Levees, Mississippi River, Speeches in Congress
Date Issued
1882
Protection from overflow and reclamation of thirty thousand square miles of alluvial lands in the lower Mississippi River : a national work
title
Protection from overflow and reclamation of thirty thousand square miles of alluvial lands in the lower Mississippi River : a national work
Subject
Flood damage prevention, Mississippi River, Levees, Mississippi River
Date Issued
1916
Canal connecting the Mississippi River with the Gulf of Mexico : letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of March 14, 1871, in relation to a ship-canal to connect the Mississippi River with the Gulf of Mexico
title
Canal connecting the Mississippi River with the Gulf of Mexico : letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of March 14, 1871, in relation to a ship-canal to connect the Mississippi River with the Gulf of Mexico
Subject
Canals, Louisiana, Jetties, Mississippi River, River engineering, Mississippi River
Date Issued
1874
Floods and levees of the Mississippi River
title
Floods and levees of the Mississippi River
Subject
Levees, Mississippi River, Floods, Mississippi River
Date Issued
1914
Floods and levees of the Mississippi River supplemental report to accompany H.R. 13811
title
Floods and levees of the Mississippi River supplemental report to accompany H.R. 13811
Subject
Levees, Mississippi River, Floods, Mississippi River, Flood control, Mississippi River Valley
Date Issued
1914
The problem of the Mississippi
title
problem of the Mississippi
Subject
Floods, Mississippi River, Flood control, Mississippi River, Floods, Louisiana, Autographs
Date Issued
1904
Investigation of proposed dike systems on the Mississippi River
title
Investigation of proposed dike systems on the Mississippi River
Subject
Channels (Hydraulic engineering), Mississippi River, Dikes (Engineering), Mississippi River
Date Issued
1981
Wreck report
title
Wreck report
Subject
Steamboats, Mississippi River, Natchez (Steamboat), Shipwrecks, Mississippi River, Marine accidents
Date Issued
1895-05-25
Abstract
Report of a wreck of the steamboat "Natchez" on March 3, 1895. Signed by [Blauche Leathers?], master of the "Natchez."
Dredging alternatives study, Cubits Gap, Lower Mississippi River
title
Dredging alternatives study, Cubits Gap, Lower Mississippi River
Subject
Sediment transport, Mississippi River, Forecasting, Stream channelization, Louisiana, Mathematical models, Dredging, Mississippi River, Evaluation
Date Issued
1990
Second New Orleans District, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, framed willow mattress, Grand Bay revetment, Mississippi River, 1939 October 27.
title
Second New Orleans District, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, framed willow mattress, Grand Bay revetment, Mississippi River, 1939 October 27.
Subject
Levees, Mississippi River, Photographs, Revetment, Mississippi River, Photographs
Date created ms
1939-10-27
Second New Orleans District, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, framed willow mattress, Grand Bay revetment, Mississippi River, 1939 October 27.
title
Second New Orleans District, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, framed willow mattress, Grand Bay revetment, Mississippi River, 1939 October 27.
Subject
Levees, Mississippi River, Photographs, Revetment, Mississippi River, Photographs
Date created ms
1939-10-27

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