Rock River Dredging

Rock River Dredging

Dredging on the Rock River was not an unusual sight in the late 1890s. There are two people in a small boat in the lower portion.The barge and the boat are both by a trestle bridge. The floating dredging barge seen in this photograph was probably in use for increasing the depth of the channel. Similar dredging also took place for harvesting freshwater clams and mussels for the button industry. This photograph was taken looking southwest at the Chestnut Street bridge. The Central Furniture Company in the background was on Mill Street next to Kent Creek.

circa 1895 - 1900

Midway Village Museum

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Still Image

90.5.52

Glass Plate Negative

8" x 10"