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Embouchures du fleuve St. Louis ou Mississipi
title
Embouchures du fleuve St. Louis ou Mississipi
Date created ms
1763
Abstract
map 22 x 17 cm.; Scale ca. 1:13,200.
Report of T.S. Hardee, city surveyor of New Orleans, on a special survey of Lake Pontchartrain, in connection with the effects of the Bonnet Carré crevasse, and the dangers from overflow, with accompanying chart
title
Report of T.S. Hardee, city surveyor of New Orleans, on a special survey of Lake Pontchartrain, in connection with the effects of the Bonnet Carré crevasse, and the dangers from overflow, with accompanying chart
Subject
Floods, Louisiana, New Orleans
Date Issued
1876
Final environmental statement: Mississippi River, Baton Rouge to the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana
title
Final environmental statement: Mississippi River, Baton Rouge to the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana
Subject
Dredging, Environmental aspects, Louisiana
Date Issued
1973
Willows on the Mississippi
title
Willows on the Mississippi
Subject
Landscape paintings, Rivers, Trees
Date created ms
1930, 1939
Abstract
Mississippi River scene showing willow trees in foreground and a barge against the far shore.
Report of a commission consisting of J. G. Barnard, ... H. G. Wright, ... B. S. Alexander, ... upon the works for the improvement of the South Pass of the Mississippi River
title
Report of a commission consisting of J. G. Barnard, ... H. G. Wright, ... B. S. Alexander, ... upon the works for the improvement of the South Pass of the Mississippi River
Subject
River engineering, Mississippi River
Date Issued
1876
Suite du Cours du Fleuve St. Louis
title
Suite du Cours du Fleuve St. Louis
Subject
Louisiana, Red River, Cartography, Historical geography
Date Issued
1760
Abstract
Map of the Red River from Natchitoches to the Mississippi River inclusive of the Black River with inset showing the Red River Raft entirely in French; Size: 35.6 cm x 22.9 cm
Explosion of a shell
title
Explosion of a shell
Subject
United States. Navy, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Battleships, Soldiers, American, 1860-1870, Explosions
Date created ms
1861-12-14
Abstract
Full title: "Explosion of a Shell, From the Rebel Steamer Ivy, in the Cutter of the U. S. War Steamer Niagra, On its Return from Burning the Rebel Brig Nonsuch, In S. W. Pass of the Mississippi, November 8." From Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. Shows an explosion in a small boat with men.
Bulkheads in Vidalia Louisiana in 1937
title
Bulkheads in Vidalia Louisiana in 1937
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Levees, Dikes (Engineering)
Abstract
B/W photo, February 15, 1937. Bulk heads at Vidalia Louisiana in Concordia Parish. Retaining walls built by Works Progress Administration workmen on the Mississippi river.
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
The improvement of the Mississippi River. An address delivered at St. Louis, January 26, 1884
title
improvement of the Mississippi River. An address delivered at St. Louis, January 26, 1884
Date Issued
1884
References to and extracts from acts passed by the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana
title
References to and extracts from acts passed by the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana
Subject
Drainage laws, Louisiana, Reclamation of land, Louisiana
Date Issued
1920
Annual report upon the improvement of the navigation of Red River, Louisiana, and of certain rivers in Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Tennessee, and water-gauges on the Mississippi and its principal tributaries in charge of J.H. Willard : be
title
Annual report upon the improvement of the navigation of Red River, Louisiana, and of certain rivers in Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Tennessee, and water-gauges on the Mississippi and its principal tributaries in charge of J.H. Willard : being Appendix W of the Annual report of the Chief of Engineers for 1890
Subject
River engineering, Louisiana, River engineering, Texas, River engineering, Mississippi, River engineering, Arkansas, River engineering, Tennessee
Date Issued
1890
Government control with cooperation of riparian states and cities in the construction and maintenance of levees, banks revetments and channel enlargements for the rivers of the Mississippi Valley
title
Government control with cooperation of riparian states and cities in the construction and maintenance of levees, banks revetments and channel enlargements for the rivers of the Mississippi Valley
Subject
Flood dams and reservoirs, Rivers, Regulation
Date Issued
1912
Hydraulicus ou amélioration du Mississippi; presentant un plan pour prevenir ses inondations et celles de ses affluents
title
Hydraulicus ou amélioration du Mississippi; presentant un plan pour prevenir ses inondations et celles de ses affluents
Subject
Hydraulic engineering
Date Issued
1828
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
Levees of the Mississippi river. Speech of Hon. Lionel A. Sheldon ... in the House of Representatives, December 21, 1871
title
Levees of the Mississippi river. Speech of Hon. Lionel A. Sheldon ... in the House of Representatives, December 21, 1871
Date Issued
1871
Levees--Mississippi and other rivers : letter from the Secretary of the Treasury on the subject of constructing levees on the Mississippi, Red, Arkansas and Missouri rivers
title
Levees--Mississippi and other rivers : letter from the Secretary of the Treasury on the subject of constructing levees on the Mississippi, Red, Arkansas and Missouri rivers
Subject
Levees
Date Issued
1835
Report of the Leveen Commission of Engineers to the Governor of Louisiana: Session of 1876.
title
Report of the Leveen Commission of Engineers to the Governor of Louisiana: Session of 1876.
Subject
Levees, Mississippi River
Date Issued
1876
Detailed drawings of Des Moines Rapids, locks and canal, of the Mississippi River
title
Detailed drawings of Des Moines Rapids, locks and canal, of the Mississippi River
Subject
Canals, Iowa, Canals, Iowa, Keokuk
Date Issued
1872
Report upon the physics and hydraulics of the Mississippi river
title
Report upon the physics and hydraulics of the Mississippi river
Date Issued
1861

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