129439-1-photo.tif
"Boyd Construction Co. Levee Job above Benoit, Miss. Oct., 1957. Wet weather prevented construction of the berm in a continuous strip. Bogs such as this had to be bypassed until they could be pumped and dried. A portion of the berm is shown in the background with the top of the levee seen in the extreme background. Two of the Allis-Chalmers scrapers are shown traveling to the dumping area." View of earthmoving machinery.
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"Boyd Construction Co. Levee Job above Benoit, Miss. Oct., 1957. Wet weather prevented construction of the berm in a continuous strip. Bogs such as this had to be bypassed until they could be pumped and dried. A portion of the berm is shown in the background with the top of the levee seen in the extreme background. Two of the Allis-Chalmers scrapers are shown traveling to the dumping area." View of earthmoving machinery.
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- Item: 764
- Description: "Boyd Construction Co. Levee Job above Benoit, Miss. Oct., 1957. Wet weather prevented construction of the berm in a continuous strip. Bogs such as this had to be bypassed until they could be pumped and dried. A portion of the berm is shown in the background with the top of the levee seen in the extreme background. Two of the Allis-Chalmers scrapers are shown traveling to the dumping area." View of earthmoving machinery.
- Date: 1957
- City/State: Mississippi
- County: Bolivar County
- Call Number: PI/2009.0004
- Filename: 129439-1-photo.tif