“Mississippi River between the Ohio and Missouri Rivers in 37 Charts. Made under Direction of Major DeWitt C. Jones, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army.” Includes Charts 36 and 37.
Scope and Contents
The collection includes plats of several subdivisions in the city of St. Louis and St. Louis County; maps of St. Louis and the Illinois cities of East St. Louis, Galesburg, and Monmouth; a few aerial photographs of parts of the St. Louis area; maps and drawings regarding Sewer District No. 5 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri; charts of the Mississippi River; survey plat for the De Soto–Carr Housing Project, later known as the Pruitt-Igoe housing project; and plats of the River des Peres Drainage Works. Several of these documents were prepared by C.E. Smith & Co., consulting engineers, of St. Louis.
Dates
- 1908-1955
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: 5.3 Cubic Feet ( (17 roll storage boxes))
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- From the Collection: C.E. Smith & Co. (Creator, Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository