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River City: 1902
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 01/28/2025 - 4:31pm.
The Mississippi River circa 1902. "St. Paul from High Bridge." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.
What's with the logs poked into the river?
Submitted by JeffK on Wed, 01/29/2025 - 2:11am.
Are they ramps for riverboats to sidle up the bank? Something else?
Two far back
Submitted by Notcom on Tue, 01/28/2025 - 8:02pm.
I can identify only two buildings -- the Federal Building (tower at left), and the Pioneer Press Building (skylight just right-of-center) -- as still extant. Experience tells me there are more lurking many layers back, but that seems like cheating ... doesn't it?
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