GLMS 3 - Dunbar and Sullivan Dredging Company

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TitleGLMS 3 - Dunbar and Sullivan Dredging Company
SubjectBusiness & Commerce
Introduction

The photographic portion of this 12.25 cubic foot collection was donated to the Historical Collections of the Great Lakes on January 25, 1973. The construction estimate files were donated in November 1982. Literary and property rights have been dedicated to the public. Duplication is permitted for purposes of conservation and scholarly research.

Agency History

The Dunbar and Sullivan Dredging Company of Cleveland, Ohio was founded in 1844. Originally headquartered in Buffalo, New York, this company also called Detroit, Michigan home before relocating to Cleveland. Subsidiary operations have been located in Duluth, Minnesota as well.

During its years of operation, Dunbar and Sullivan has provided services for submarine rock excavation, hydraulic and dipper dredging, land reclamation by hydraulic fill, ship channel dredging, river and harbor improvements, dock construction, pile driving, and pipeline/cable laying. Dunbar and Sullivan has been actively involved in the development of the marine navigation support infrastructure in the Great Lakes and Mississippi valley regions since the mid-nineteenth century. Municipal development projects for sewage treatment plants and bridges have also been completed.

Files present note partnerships formed with the Whitney Bros. Co. (1889-1932); Merritt, Chapman and Whitney (1932-1936); and Merritt, Chapman and Scott. The acquisition of Merritt, Chapman and Scott (founded in 1860) expanded Dunbar and Sullivan's engineering market in the 1960s.

Scope and Content

This collection contains files regarding construction projects at port facilities on the Great Lakes and along the Mississippi River undertaken by the Dunbar and Sullivan Dredging Co. of Cleveland, Ohio. Most of the construction estimate files are from projects completed before the merger of Dunbar and Sullivan with Merritt, Chapman and Scott by the latter company's predecessors, Whitney Bros. Co. and Merritt, Chapman and Whitney. Within the 13 cubic feet of files are series on construction estimates, photographs, and correspondence. The files span the years 1891-1964.

Of particular significance are the approximately 1,005 photographs of construction sites for docks, dams, and bulkheads. These items date from 1902-1982 and record the construction and maintenance of the technical support facilities for waterborne commerce in the United States for much of the twentieth century.

Published materials have been separated for cataloging in the HCGL's library materials collection.

Series Description

SUBJECT FILES

CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATES
c. 1891-1949
5 cubic feet
Arranged numerically by contract number
Series contains files prepared for estimating expenses for construction projects accepted by the Whitney Bros. Co., the Merritt, Chapman and Whitney Co., and the Merritt, Chapman and Scott Co. Before the merger with Dunbar and Sullivan. Files include correspondence, contract documents, expense estimate sheets, and blueprints. Boxes 1-3 contain these mixed files. Boxes 4-5 contain files in which only blueprints are present.

PHOTOGRAPHS

PHOTOGRAPHS
1902-1982
5.5 cubic feet
Arranged chronologically
Series contains approximately 1,000 photographs of dock, dam, and bulkhead construction around the Great Lakes region and along the Mississippi River. Photographs of vessels also appear. Occasional correspondence related to the photographs is included.

CORRESPONDENCE

CORRESPONDENCE
c. 1904-1981
1.25 cubic foot
Arranged chronologically
Series contains correspondence of the Whitney Bros. Co. and the Merritt, Chapman and Whitney Corp. regarding construction projects at Great Lakes port facilities. Dock construction, the building of piers, boat design, and the raising of sunken vessels are discussed. Many of the files were prepared for the construction of the tug WILLIAM A. WHITNEY.

Inventory

Box 1: Whitney Bros. Construction Co. Estimates

Folders

  1. Contract 202 - Ore dock foundation extension for Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co. at Ashland, WI, 1924
  2. Contract 225 - Dock and dredging project for F.B. Spear and Sons at Marquette, MI, 1925
  3. Contract 239 - Piling specifications at Duluth, MN, 1929
  4. Contract 258 - Detroit Railway and Harbor Terminals Co. of Detroit - warehouse pile, foundation and dock, 1925
  5. Contract 270 - Dock extension for Detroit Railway and Harbor Terminal, Detroit, MI, 1926
  6. Contract 272 - Power plant and transmission lines for Grand Marais Light and Power Co., Grand Marais, MN, 1925
  7. Contract 280 - Pile foundations at Toronto, Ont. for Toronto Railway and Harbor Terminal Co., 1926
  8. Contract 335 - Complete project for Zenith Furnace Co. of West Duluth, MN, dock, coke ovens, etc., 1927-1929
  9. Contract 335 - Complete project for Zenith Furnace Co. of West Duluth, MN, dock, coke ovens, etc., 1927-1929
  10. Contract 335 - Complete project for Zenith Furnace Co. of West Duluth, MN, dock, coke ovens, etc., 1927-1929
  11. Contract 335 - Complete project for Zenith Furnace Co. of West Duluth, MN, dock, coke ovens, etc., 1927-1929
  12. Contract 335 - Complete project for Zenith Furnace Co. of West Duluth, MN, dock, coke ovens, etc., 1927-1929
  13. Contract 335 - Complete project for Zenith Furnace Co. of West Duluth, MN, dock, coke ovens, etc., 1927-1929

Box 2: Whitney Bros. Construction Co. Estimates

Folders

  1. Contract 473 - U.S. Coast Guard Station at Grand Marais, MN, 1929
  2. Contract 486 - Duluth Steam Corp., 1929-1930
  3. Contract 506 - Chicago and Northwestern Railway Co., Milwaukee, WI, dock and foundations, 1929
  4. Contract 550 - Dock improvements for Detour Dock Co., Detour, MI, 1930
  5. Contract 611 - Contract with U.S. Government to build breakwater at Milwaukee, WI, 1931
  6. Contract 643 - U.S. Government Warhouse for Army Corps of Engineers at Sault Ste. Marie, MI, 1931
  7. Contract 855 - Duluth Superior Dredging Co. for a 1,000 cubic yard steel dump scow, 176' 5 38' 5 12'8", 1931
  8. Contract 873 - Northern Wisconsin Power Co. steel approach trestle at Marquette, MI, 1931
  9. Contract 675 - Minneapolis Water Dept. derrick scow, 1931
  10. Contract 879 - Siems-Helmers, Inc. - steel spuds for a drill boat, 1931
  11. Contract 692 - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, MS, 1932, 3 motor boats
  12. Contract 699 - Duluth, Mesabe and Northern Railway Co., Duluth, MN, 1932, dismantle approach to ore docks 3 and 4
  13. Contract 703 - Army Corps of Engineers, Duluth, MN, 1932, steel spuds for dipper dredge
  14. Contract 709 - Small tugs for Construction Materials Co. of Grand Haven, MI, 1932
  15. Contract 718 - Pennsylvania Railroad dredging at Sodus Bay, NY, 1927-1931
  16. Contract 719 - Dredging and encavation at Onwego Harbor, NY for U.S. Government, 1932
  17. Contract 720 - Deepening Livingstone Channel for the U.S. government, 1932
  18. Contracts 760, 761 - for M. Sullivan Dredging Co. of Detroit, MI, 1932, dredging equipment, dredge hull, drill scow
  19. Contract 767 - City of Buffalo, NY, Bird Island Pier, 1928
  20. Contract 783 - Grand Marais, MN, breakwater for U.S. government, 1932
  21. Contract 797 - Milwaukee, WI, Sewerage Commission Disposal Plant, 1932, 1936
  22. Contract 816 - Village of Wilmette, IL, 1933, pipe line and lake water intake section
  23. Contract 824 - Dredging and rip rap in Chicago, IL, 1933 for Construction Materials Corp
  24. Contract 836 - Upson Water Co. Intake, Euclid, OH, 1929
  25. Contract 841 - East Chicago, IN, water intake, 1931
  26. Contract 841 - East Chicago, IN, water intake, 1931
  27. Contract 849 - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - construction of dam 85 on the Mississippi River near Minneiska, MN, 1933
  28. Contract 877 - U.S. Government extension of breakwater at Fairport Harbor, OH, 1933
  29. Contract 886 - U.S. Government dredging at Ballard's Reef, MI, 1933-1934

Box 3: Whitney Bros. Construction Co. Estimates

Folders

  1. Contract 950 - Pennsylvania Railroad Dock at Cleveland, OH, 1930
  2. Contract 960 - Wisconsin Telephone Co. pipeline connecting Superior, WI and Duluth, MN, 1934
  3. Contract 964 - Duluth/Superior Dredging Co., Duluth, MN, 1,000 cubic yard steel dump scow, 1934-1935
  4. Contract 992 - Erie, PA sewage disposal plant, 1930-1932
  5. Contract 992 - Erie, PA outfoll sewer, 1932-1933
  6. Contract 1001 - Detroit Dept. of Water supply concrete reservoir, 1926-1928
  7. Contract 1015 - Detroit Dept. of Water supply water tunnel, 1927
  8. Contract 1023 - Detroit Railway and Harbor Terminal west dock extension, 1927
  9. Contract 1035 - Terminals and Transportation Corp. of America timber dock and warehouse, Chicago, IL, 1927
  10. Contract 1042 - Saginaw, MI river crossing at Center St., 1930-1932
  11. Contract 1063 - Piles at Water Works Park, Detroit, MI, 1927-1928
  12. Contract 1070 - Erie, PA water intake, 1931-1932
  13. Contract 1071 - Detroit/Windsor tunnel costs, 1929-1935
  14. Contract 1072 - Detroit Board of Water Commissioners, Springwells Station, construction of reservoir 81, 1926
  15. Contract 1085 - Piling and warehouse foundation - North Station Industrial Bldg., Boston, MA, 1928
  16. Contract 1093 - U.S. Government breakwater at Oswego, NY, 1930
  17. Contract 1106 - U.S. Government, West Arrowhead breakwater, Oswego, NY, 1931
  18. Contract 1143 - Cleveland, OH, Center Street Bridge, 1931
  19. Contract 1144 - Detroit Water Commission - Springwells Filtration Plant foundation, 1929
  20. Contract 1177 - Cleveland, OH, B. 140th St. breakwater, 1931-1933
  21. Contract 1181 - Cleveland, OH, hydroplane ramp, 1931
  22. Contract 1218 - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers stone breakwater repair at Oswego, NY, 1932
  23. Contract 1233 - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers stone sea slope at Oswego, NY breakwater, 1932
  24. Contract 1243 - City of Erie, PA sewage disposal plant, 1930
  25. Contract 1340 - U.S. Government, West Neebish Channel rock excavation, 1931
  26. Contract 1414 - Duluth and Superior Bridge Co., bridge over St. Louis Bay at Duluth, MN, 1896-1924 (scattered dates), drawings 1414-2 thru 1414-29
  27. Contract 1414 - Duluth and Superior Bridge Co., bridge over St. Louis Bay at Duluth, MN, 1896-1924 (scattered dates), drawings 1414-30 thru 1414-58
  28. Contract 1429 - Mackie, Thompson, Tamm, Inc., Indiana Harbor, Indiana, dredging, 1934-1936
  29. Contract 1458 - Pittsburgh Coal Co. at Lime Island, MI, reconstruction of coaling dock, 1936
  30. Contract 1631 - American Construction Co. steel work boat, "S.T. BOSS," 1936
  31. Contract 1654 - Northwestern Bell Telephone Co., Duluth, MN, submarine cableway, 1936
  32. Contract for Fort Lauderdale, FL, dock and warehouse, 1925-1926
  33. Contracts for miscellaneous projects, 1920-1929

Box 4: Whitney Bros. Construction Co. Estimates Blueprints

Folders

  1. Contracts 22-22AAA, steel screw tug, 1919, 1949
  2. Contracts 228-2200, steel screw tug, 1919, 1949
  3. Contracts 22HH-22X, steel screw tug, 1919-1920, 1949
  4. Contracts 39-618, 39-45 are for American Ship Windlass Co., 1891, 1897, 1906, 1908; 81 and 618 are for rock grappling hooks, 1906, 1912, 1918
  5. Contracts 233-233X, scow CLYDE, 1922, 1924, 1929, 1931
  6. Contract 245, dredging buckets, 1919
  7. Contracts 257-257J, 120' harbor scow, 1922, 1926
  8. Contract 259, dock at Grand Marais, MN, 1928
  9. Contract 388, 60 foot swinging pile driver, 1926
  10. Contract 399, 20 inch cleat, 1925
  11. Contract 410, scow #4 details of reinforcement, n.d
  12. Contract 424, 86 foot steel leads, boom end and hangers for whirley, 1926
  13. Contract 425, unidentified detail drawing, n.d
  14. Contracts 426-426(5), 66 foot timber skid driver, 1926-1927, 1929, 1934
  15. Contracts 426(6)-426(12), 426(6) smoke stack; 426(8) steel knock-down house for pile drivers; 426(9) frame and canvas house for pile drivers; 426(10) unidentified; 428(11) pile and jet line sheave pins; 426(12) 2" sheave pins, 1929-1930
  16. Contract 472, dock plan for Nicholson Transit Co. of Detroit, MI, 1928
  17. Contracts 475-4752, piles 1928-1929
  18. Contract 478, concrete sheet pile, 1925
  19. Contract 493, three yards shear clam, 1927
  20. Contract 494, three yards shear clam for the LIMIT, 1927
  21. Contract 551, piling car receiving chart, 1928
  22. Contracts 626 thra 626(8), five-finger rock grapple, 1930-1931
  23. Contracts 627-627(1), seven-fingered rock grapple, 1912, 1931
  24. Contracts 630A-630C, 630A - type A house, 1930; 6308 - type B house, 1928; 630C - type C house, 1930
  25. Contracts 631-1 and 631-2, 631-1 - standard inside colors; 631-2 - standard outside colors, 1930
  26. Contract 1200, drill craft, 1933
  27. Contract 1258, Detroit Railways and Huron Terminals Corp. building and dock, 1925-1926
  28. Contract 1258-lA thru 1258-6, Detroit Railways and Huron Terminals Corp. building and dock, 1925
  29. Contract 1270, Detroit Railway and Harbor Terminals Corp. dock extension, c. 1925
  30. Contract 1294-1 thru 1294-4, Parklap Inc. warehouse dock in Buffalo, NY, 1926-1927

Box 5: Whitney Bros. Construction Co. Estimates Blueprints

Folders

  1. Contracts 1367-1367A, Buffalo, NY, rail and water terminal 1927
  2. Contract 1367-2, Buffalo, NY, rail and water terminal anchor rods, 1927
  3. Contract 1367-3, Buffalo, NY, rail and water terminal sketch of maps at marine shed, 1927
  4. Contracts 1367-4 thru 1367-4A, Buffalo, NY, rail and water terminal soundina charts and supplements. 1927
  5. Contract 1367-5, Buffalo, NY, rail end water terminal typical sections, 1927
  6. Contract 1367-B, Buffalo, NY, rail and water terminal dock piling layout end sections, 1927
  7. Contract 1367-7, Buffalo, NY, rail end water terminal north revetment, 1927
  8. Contract 1367-8, Buffalo, NY, rail end water terminal pile receiving chart, c. 1927
  9. Contract 1367-9, Buffalo, NY, rail and water terminal dock form details, 1927
  10. Contract 1367-10, Buffalo, NY, rail end water terminal speed diagram form pilings, dock and fill, 1927
  11. Contract 1367-11, Buffalo, NY, rail end water terminal plot plan and dock design, 1927
  12. Contract 1367-12, Buffalo, NY, rail and water terminal tentative track layout, 1927
  13. Contracts 1367-13 thru 1367-13C, Buffalo, NY, rail end water terminal preliminary dock end piling plan, 1927
  14. Contracts 178-1, 176-4, GLADIATOR, midship section and hull details, 1932
  15. Contracts 1761-32 thru 1761-39, GLADIATOR, drill boat hull and frame details, 1932-1933
  16. Contracts 1781-41 thru 1761-49, GLADIATOR, drill boat bulkheads, plates, breaching, stack end apron, 1933
  17. Contracts 1781-51 thru 1761-59, GLADIATOR, drill boat boiler, anchor, deck fittings, engine room plan, sea box, 1933
  18. Contracts 1761-60 thru 1761-69, GLADIATOR, drill boat house drill frame, drill towers, drill ladder, oil piping, 1933
  19. Contracts 1761-70 thru 1761-75, GLADIATOR, drill boat exhaust, drill frame, heater piping, charging tube, 1933
  20. Contracts 1761-94 thru 1761-99, GLADIATOR, drill boat, drill rods, ladder, sand pipe, submarine drill, 1932-1933
  21. Contracts 1761-100 thru 1761-115, GLADIATOR, drill boat submarine drill, boiler, drill tower, sand pipe, deck house, 1930, 1932

Box 6: Whitney Bros. Construction Co. Contract Photographs

Folders

  1. Dock contract - Pittsburgh Coal Co., dock 85 at Superior, WI and 87 at Duluth, MN, n.d
  2. Dock contract - Northwest Railroad ore dock at Ashland, WI and Reins Coal Co. dock at Superior, WI, n.d
  3. Dock contract - Northwestern Fuel Co., docks #1, 2, 4, Superior, WI, n.d
  4. Dock contract - Duluth/Superior Milling Co., Superior, WI, n.d.; Great Lakes Coal & Dock Co., Superior, WI, n.d
  5. Dock contract - Berwind coal dock, Duluth and Superior, WI, n.d.; Carnegie Coal Co., Duluth, MN, n.d.; Clerkson coal dock, MN, n.d
  6. Dock contract - Lehigh Valley Coal Co., Superior, WI, n.d.; Inland Coal & Dock Co., Duluth, MN, n.d.; Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co., Superior, WI, n.d
  7. Dock contract - Duluth & Iron Range Railroad, Two Harbors, MN, n.d.; Cargill Elevator Co., Superior, WI, n.d
  8. Dock contract - Itasca Elevator Co., Superior, WI, n.d.; Spencer-Kellogg Oil Plant, Superior, WI, n.d
  9. Dock contract - Pillsbury & Ashland, Superior, WI, n.d.; Duluth Boat Club, Duluth, MN; P of A coal dock, Ashland, WI, n.d.; Puraglove Coal B Dock Co., 84, Superior, WI, n.d
  10. Dock contract - Spear Marquette dock, Marquette, MI, n.d.; Northern Cold Storage & Warehouse Co., Duluth, MN, n.d.; Northern Pacific Railroad Ore Dock, Superior, WI, n.d.; Great Northern Railroad Ore Dock, Superior, WI, n.d
  11. Dock contract - Great Northern Railroad ore dock, Superior, WI, n.d.; Feeney Elevator, Duluth, MN, n.d.; Globe Elevator, Superior, WI, n.d
  12. Duluth, Mesabe & Northern Railroad Co., ore dock #4, Duluth, MN, 1913-1917
  13. Duluth, Mesabe & Northern Railroad Co., ore docks #5 and #6, Duluth, MN, 1917-1918; Duluth, Mesabe & Northern Railroad Co. concrete trestles, n.d.; Duluth, Mesabe & Northern Railroad Co. ore dock foundations, Duluth, MN, n.d
  14. Duluth, Mesabe & Northern Railroad Co., lime dock, Duluth, MN, n.d
  15. Duluth, Mesabe & Northern Railroad Co., demolition of ore dock #4, Duluth, MN, 1929-1930
  16. Duluth, Mesabe & Northern Railroad Co., demolition of ore dock #4, Duluth, MN, 1929-1930
  17. Whitney Materials Co. plants, Superior, WI and Duluth, MN, 1916-1927
  18. Whitney Materials Co. plants, Superior, WI and Duluth, MN, 1916-1927

Box 7: Whitney Bros. Construction Co. Contract Photographs

Folders

  1. Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Sault Ste. Marie (Soo Line) railroad ore dock, Ashland, WI, 1916, 1924
  2. Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Sault Ste. Marie (Soo Line) railroad ore dock, Ashland, WI, 1916, 1924
  3. Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Sault Ste. Marie (Soo Line) railroad ore dock, Ashland, WI, 1916, 1924
  4. Ford Motor Co. coal dock, Duluth, MN, 1919-1921
  5. McDougall Terminal, Duluth, MN, 1922
  6. McDougall Terminal, Duluth, MN, 1922
  7. Chicago and Northwestern Railroad ore dock extension, Ashland, WI, 1924; Chicago and Northwestern railroad ore dock, Council Bluffs, IA, 1927
  8. E.A. Whitney's, work, 1924-1925; Dunbar & Sullivan, launching of deck scow in old river bed at Cleveland, OH with tugs ALBATROSS and ALPHARD, n.d
  9. Whitney Bros. Contract - Detroit rail and harbor terminal foundation, 1925
  10. Whitney Bros. Contract - Detroit rail and harbor terminal foundation, 1925
  11. Whitney Bros. Contract - Detroit rail and harbor terminal foundation, 1925
  12. Whitney Bros. Contract - American/British Improvement Corp., Florida, 1925
  13. Whitney Bros. Contract - Marquette, MI, breakwater, 1925-1926
  14. Whitney Bros. Contract - Marquette, MI, breakwater, 1925-1926
  15. Whitney Bros. Contract - Marquette, MI, breakwater, 1925-1926
  16. Whitney Bros. Contract - Marquette, MI, breakwater, 1925-1926
  17. Whitney Bros. Contract - Marquette, MI, breakwater, 1925-1926
  18. Whitney Bros. Contract - American Steel & Wire Co., Cleveland, OH, 1926
  19. Whitney Bros. Contract - Toronto rail & harbor terminal, 1926
  20. Whitney Bros. Contract - Toronto rail & harbor terminal, 1926
  21. Whitney Bros. Contract - Reservoir #2, City of Detroit, 1926-1927
  22. Whitney Bros. Contract - Reservoir #2, City of Detroit, 1926-1927
  23. Whitney Bros. Contract - Terminal & Transportation Corp., Buffalo, NY, 1927
  24. Whitney Bros. Contract - Terminal & Transportation Corp., Buffalo, NY, 1927
  25. Whitney Bros. Contract - Terminal & Transportation Corp., Chicago, IL, 1927
  26. Whitney Bros. Contract - Zenith Furnace Co., Duluth, MN, demolition of stack, 1927-1929, see contract file 335

Box 8: Whitney Bros. Construction Co. Contract Photographs

Folders

  1. North Station Industrial Bldg., Boston, MA, 1926
  2. North Station Industrial Bldg., Boston, MA, 1926
  3. North Station Industrial Bldg., Boston, MA, 1926
  4. North Station Industrial Bldg., Boston, MA, 1926
  5. U.S. Gypsum Foundation, Detroit, MI, 1928
  6. U.S. Gypsum Foundation, Detroit, MI, 1928
  7. Composite end concrete piles, 1928
  8. Zenith Furnace Co., Duluth, MN, 1928 (also includes two 1938 letters on concrete piles used in its construction)
  9. Zenith Furnace Co., Duluth, MN, 1928 (also includes two 1938 letters on concrete piles used in its construction)
  10. Zenith Furnace Co., Duluth, MN, 1928 (also includes two 1938 letters on concrete piles used in its construction)
  11. Detroit-Windsor tunnel, 1928-1929
  12. Detroit-Windsor tunnel, 1928-1929
  13. Detroit-Windsor tunnel, 1928-1929
  14. Detroit-Windsor tunnel, 1928-1929
  15. Detroit-Windsor tunnel, 1928-1929
  16. Detroit-Windsor tunnel, 1928-1929
  17. Detroit-Windsor tunnel, 1928-1929

    Whitman Bros.-American Construction Co. Photographs

  18. Springwell Station Filtration Plant, Detroit, MI, 1924-1930
  19. Springwell Station Filtration Plant, Detroit, MI, 1924-1930
  20. Springwell Station Filtration Plant, Detroit, MI, 1924-1930
  21. Springwell Station Filtration Plant, Detroit, MI, 1924-1930
  22. Duluth Edison Co., 1930
  23. Duluth-Superior bridge wreck, n.d
  24. Duluth-Superior bridge wreck, n.d
  25. Sand end gravel plants, n.d
  26. Sand end gravel plants, n.d
  27. Miscellaneous photos - Winch; Foundation Co., Hibbing, MN; Superior entry at Superior, WI; derrick; pier construction for Erie 8.8., N.Y. City; material plant; boilers, American Steel & Wire; Monroe, MI Yacht Club
  28. Miscellaneous photos - Winch; Foundation Co., Hibbing, MN; Superior entry at Superior, WI; derrick; pier construction for Erie 8.8., N.Y. City; material plant; boilers, American Steel & Wire; Monroe, MI Yacht Club
  29. Duluth, MN, n.d. - proposed grain elevator; Hotel Duluth; Middle System Reservoir
  30. Merritt, Chapman and Whitney Corp. reference photos for projects completed
  31. Rockaway jetty, 1931
  32. Duluth South Shore & Atlantic Railroad ore dock, Marquette, MI, 1931

Box 9: Merritt, Chapman & Whitney Co. Project Photographs

Folders

  1. Milwaukee breakwater, 1931
  2. Milwaukee breakwater, 1931
  3. St. Mary's Falls warehouse, St. Mary's, MI, 1931
  4. Soo Line merchandise dock, Superior, WI, 1931
  5. Soo Line merchandise dock, Superior, WI, 1931
  6. U.S. Government lock #15 Rock Island, IL, 1931-1932
  7. U.S. Government lock #15 Rock Island, IL, 1931-1932
  8. U.S. Government lock #15 Rock Island, IL, 1931-1932
  9. U.S. Government lock #15 Rock Island, IL, 1931-1932
  10. U.S. Government lock #15 Rock Island, IL, 1931-1932
  11. U.S. Government lock #15 Rock Island, IL, 1931-1932
  12. U.S. Government lock #15 Rock Island, IL, 1931-1932
  13. U.S. Government lock #15 Rock Island, IL, 1931-1932
  14. U.S. Government lock #15 Rock Island, IL, 1931-1932
  15. U.S. Government lock #15 Rock Island, IL, 1931-1932
  16. U.S. Government lock #15 Rock Island, IL, 1931-1932
  17. U.S. Government lock #15 Rock Island, IL, 1931-1932
  18. U.S. Government lock #15 Rock Island, IL, 1931-1932
  19. U.S. Government lock #15 Rock Island, IL, 1931-1932
  20. U.S. Government lock #15 Rock Island, IL, 1931-1932
  21. U.S. Government lock #15 Rock Island, IL, 1931-1932

Box 10: American Construction Co.: Merritt, Chapman & Whitney Co.; Merritt, Chapman & Scott Co. Project Photographs

Folders

  1. Cleveland, OH Easterly Sewage Treatment Plant, 1931-1933
  2. Cleveland, OH Easterly Sewage Treatment Plant, 1931-1933
  3. Cleveland, OH Easterly Sewage Treatment Plant, 1931-1933
  4. Cleveland, OH Easterly Sewage Treatment Plant, 1931-1933
  5. Cleveland, OH Easterly Sewage Treatment Plant, 1931-1933
  6. Cleveland, OH Easterly Sewage Treatment Plant, 1931-1933
  7. Cleveland, OH Easterly Sewage Treatment Plant, 1931-1933
  8. Cleveland, OH Easterly Sewage Treatment Plant, 1931-1933
  9. Cleveland, OH Easterly Sewage Treatment Plant, 1931-1933
  10. Cleveland, OH Easterly Sewage Treatment Plant, 1931-1933
  11. Cleveland, OH Easterly Sewage Treatment Plant, 1931-1933
  12. Cleveland, OH Easterly Sewage Treatment Plant, 1931-1933
  13. Cleveland, OH Easterly Sewage Treatment Plant, 1931-1933
  14. Cleveland, OH Easterly Sewage Treatment Plant, 1931-1933
  15. Cleveland, OH Easterly Sewage Treatment Plant, 1931-1933
  16. Cleveland, OH Easterly Sewage Treatment Plant, 1931-1933
  17. Cleveland, OH Easterly Sewage Treatment Plant, 1931-1933
  18. Cleveland, OH Easterly Sewage Treatment Plant, 1931-1933
  19. Cleveland, OH Easterly Sewage Treatment Plant, 1931-1933
  20. Cleveland, OH Easterly Sewage Treatment Plant, 1931-1933
  21. Cleveland, OH Easterly Sewage Treatment Plant, 1931-1933
  22. Intake, crib, and breakwater, Conneaut, OH, 1933
  23. Duluth crib, Duluth, MN, n.d
  24. Municipal dock, Conneaut, OH, 1934
  25. Indiana harbor, IN dredging, 1934-1936, see contract 1429 file
  26. Mississippi River dam #5, 1934
  27. Mississippi River dam #5, 1934
  28. Mississippi River dam #5, 1934
  29. Mississippi River dam #5, 1934
  30. Mississippi River dam #5, 1934
  31. Mississippi River dam #5, 1934
  32. Mississippi River dam #5, 1934
  33. Mississippi River dam #5, 1934
  34. Mississippi River dam #5, 1934
  35. Mississippi River dam #5, 1934
  36. East Side Iron Elevator Co. dock, Toledo, OH, 1935
  37. Union Salt Co. intake, Cleveland, OH, 1936

Box 11: Merritt, Chapman & Scott Contract Photographs, 1936-1938

Folders

  1. Buffalo Sewer Project, Buffalo, NY, 1936-1937
  2. Buffalo Sewer Project, Buffalo, NY, 1936-1937
  3. Buffalo Sewer Project, Buffalo, NY, 1936-1937
  4. Buffalo Sewer Project, Buffalo, NY, 1936-1937
  5. Buffalo Sewer Project, Buffalo, NY, 1936-1937
  6. New York, Ontario end Western Railroad Ore Dock, Oswego, NY, 1936-1942
  7. New York, Ontario end Western Railroad Ore Dock, Oswego, NY, 1936-1942
  8. New York, Ontario end Western Railroad Ore Dock, Oswego, NY, 1936-1942
  9. New York, Ontario end Western Railroad Ore Dock, Oswego, NY, 1936-1942
  10. New York, Ontario end Western Railroad Ore Dock, Oswego, NY, 1936-1942
  11. New York, Ontario end Western Railroad Ore Dock, Oswego, NY, 1936-1942
  12. New York, Ontario end Western Railroad Ore Dock, Oswego, NY, 1936-1942
  13. New York, Ontario end Western Railroad Ore Dock, Oswego, NY, 1936-1942
  14. New York, Ontario end Western Railroad Ore Dock, Oswego, NY, 1936-1942
  15. New York, Ontario end Western Railroad Ore Dock, Oswego, NY, 1936-1942
  16. New York, Ontario end Western Railroad Ore Dock, Oswego, NY, 1936-1942
  17. New York, Ontario end Western Railroad Ore Dock, Oswego, NY, 1936-1942
  18. Heavy construction sites, 1910-1940
  19. Heavy construction sites, 1910-1940
  20. Heavy construction sites, 1910-1940
  21. Heavy construction sites, 1910-1940
  22. Heavy construction sites, 1910-1940
  23. Sun Oil Company, Cleveland, OH, 1937
  24. Detroit Outlet Conduit Crib, 1937
  25. Detroit Outlet Conduit Crib, 1937
  26. Detroit Outlet Conduit Crib, 1937
  27. Detroit Outlet Conduit Crib, 1937
  28. Detroit Outlet Conduit Crib, 1937
  29. Boilers, 1937
  30. Republic Steel, Cleveland, OH, 1937
  31. Republic Steel, Cleveland, OH, 1937
  32. Willis K. Mathers Estate, Cleveland, OH, 1937
  33. Willis K. Mathers Estate, Cleveland, OH, 1937
  34. King's Breakwall, Lorain, OH, 1937
  35. Holden's and Norweb's Bratenal, OH, Estates, 1937
  36. Industrial Rayon, Painesville, OH, 1937
  37. East St. overpass, Erie, PA, 1937-1938
  38. East St. overpass, Erie, PA, 1937-1938
  39. Shell Oil Co. dock, Toledo, OH, 1938
  40. Marblehead, OH Coast Guard Station, 1938
  41. Kelly's Island Crib, Kelly's Island, OH, 1938
  42. Huron Cement Co., Oswego, NY, 1938
  43. Huron Cement Co., Oswego, NY, 1938
  44. Huron Cement Co., Oswego, NY, 1938
  45. Huron Cement Co., Oswego, NY, 1938
  46. Michigan Alkali, Buffalo, NY, 1938
  47. Harkness Medical Center, OH, 1938-1941
  48. Harkness Medical Center, OH, 1938-1941

Box 12: Merritt, Chapman & Scott Contract Photographs, 1936-1941, 1945

Folders

  1. Cleveland Coast Guard Station, 1936-1941
  2. Cleveland Coast Guard Station, 1936-1941
  3. Cleveland Coast Guard Station, 1936-1941
  4. Cleveland Coast Guard Station, 1936-1941
  5. Cleveland Coast Guard Station, 1936-1941
  6. Cleveland Coast Guard Station, 1936-1941
  7. Cleveland Coast Guard Station, 1936-1941
  8. Cleveland Coast Guard Station, 1936-1941
  9. Cleveland Coast Guard Station, 1936-1941
  10. Pennsylvania Railroad Ore Dock #11, Cleveland, OH, 1938, 1945
  11. Pennsylvania Railroad Ore Dock #11, Cleveland, OH, 1938, 1945
  12. Pennsylvania Railroad Ore Dock #11, Cleveland, OH, 1938, 1945
  13. Pennsylvania Railroad Ore Dock #11, Cleveland, OH, 1938, 1945
  14. Pennsylvania Railroad Ore Dock #11, Cleveland, OH, 1938, 1945
  15. Pennsylvania Railroad Ore Dock #11, Cleveland, OH, 1938, 1945
  16. Intake Conduit and Crib, Toledo, OH, 1939
  17. Intake Conduit and Crib, Toledo, OH, 1939
  18. Intake Conduit and Crib, Toledo, OH, 1939
  19. Intake Conduit and Crib, Toledo, OH, 1939
  20. Intake Conduit and Crib, Toledo, OH, 1939
  21. Intake Conduit and Crib, Toledo, OH, 1939
  22. Intake Conduit and Crib, Toledo, OH, 1939
  23. Intake Conduit and Crib, Toledo, OH, 1939
  24. Intake Conduit and Crib, Toledo, OH, 1939
  25. Intake Conduit and Crib, Toledo, OH, 1939
  26. Intake Conduit and Crib, Toledo, OH, 1939
  27. Erie pier, Erie, PA, 1939
  28. Standard Oil, Toledo, OH 1939
  29. Upper W. 3rd St. bridge, Cleveland, OH, 1939
  30. Upper W. 3rd St. bridge, Cleveland, OH, 1939
  31. Upper W. 3rd St. bridge, Cleveland, OH, 1939
  32. Upper W. 3rd St. bridge, Cleveland, OH, 1939
  33. Upper W. 3rd St. bridge, Cleveland, OH, 1939
  34. Erie Ave. bridge, Lorain, OH, 1939
  35. Columbus Rd. bridge, Cleveland, OH, 1939
  36. McDougall dock, Duluth, MN, 1939
  37. Detroit and Cleveland dock, Detroit, MI, 1939
  38. Main Ave. bridge, River Pier, Cleveland, OH, 1939
  39. Fassett St. bridge and BED Railroad dock, Toledo, OH, 1939
  40. Allied Oil, Toledo, OH, 1939
  41. Ontario #2 dock, Cleveland, OH, 1939
  42. Ontario #2 dock, Cleveland, OH, 1939
  43. Intake and Conduit Crib, Toledo, OH, 1940
  44. Intake and Conduit Crib, Toledo, OH, 1940
  45. Intake and Conduit Crib, Toledo, OH, 1940

Box 13: Merritt, Chapman & Scott Contract Photographs, 1938-1941, 1945.

Folders

  1. Intake end Conduit Crib, Toledo, OH, 1940
  2. Intake end Conduit Crib, Toledo, OH, 1940
  3. Intake end Conduit Crib, Toledo, OH, 1940
  4. Intake end Conduit Crib, Toledo, OH, 1940
  5. Intake end Conduit Crib, Toledo, OH, 1940
  6. Intake end Conduit Crib, Toledo, OH, 1940
  7. Intake end Conduit Crib, Toledo, OH, 1940
  8. Cedar Point Shoreline, OH, 1940
  9. Cedar Point Shoreline, OH, 1940
  10. Cedar Point Shoreline, OH, 1940
  11. Standard Oil Pipeline, Cleveland, OH, 1940
  12. Allied Otis Steel, Cleveland, OH 1940
  13. Allied Otis Steel, Cleveland, OH 1940
  14. Wheeling and Lake Erie bridge blasting, Cleveland, OH, 1940
  15. Allied Oil, Erie, PA, 1940
  16. Lorain Dock, Lorain, OH, 1940
  17. Socony Oil, Cleveland, OH, 1941
  18. E.I. Dupont de Nemours River bulkhead, Cleveland, OH, 1941
  19. E.I. Dupont de Nemours River bulkhead, Cleveland, OH, 1941
  20. E.I. Dupont de Nemours River bulkhead, Cleveland, OH, 1941
  21. E.I. Dupont de Nemours River bulkhead, Cleveland, OH, 1941
  22. E.I. Dupont de Nemours River bulkhead, Cleveland, OH, 1941
  23. Slip dock, Scranton Flats, Cleveland, OH, 1941
  24. Center St. bridge, Cleveland, OH, 1941
  25. Turning Basin B & O Railroad, Rochester, NY, 1941
  26. Dupont (Grasselli Chemical Co.), Cleveland, OH, 1941-1942
  27. Niagara Falls job, Niagara Falls, NY, 1942
  28. Pittsburgh and Lake Erie dock, Fairport, OH, 1942
  29. Toledo Presque Isle, 1942
  30. Toledo Presque Isle, 1942
  31. Toledo Presque Isle, 1942
  32. Toledo Presque Isle, 1942
  33. Toledo Presque Isle, 1942
  34. Toledo Presque Isle, 1942
  35. Buffalo South Out Fall, 1942
  36. Buffalo South Out Fall, 1942
  37. Buffalo South Out Fall, 1942
  38. Buffalo South Out Fall, 1942
  39. B & O Coal dock, Lorain, OH, 1944
  40. B & O Coal dock, Lorain, OH, 1944
  41. B & O Coal dock, Lorain, OH, 1944
  42. B & O Coal dock, Lorain, OH, 1944
  43. Mentor Marsh, 1944
  44. Presque Isle breakwall, Erie, PA, 1944. (See Box 13A for negatives 1-155.)
  45. Presque Isle breakwall, Erie, PA, 1944. (See Box 13A for negatives 1-155.)
  46. Presque Isle breakwall, Erie, PA, 1944. (See Box 13A for negatives 1-155.)
  47. Presque Isle breakwall, Erie, PA, 1944. (See Box 13A for negatives 1-155.)
  48. Presque Isle breakwall, Erie, PA, 1944. (See Box 13A for negatives 1-155.)
  49. Presque Isle breakwall, Erie, PA, 1944. (See Box 13A for negatives 1-155.)
  50. Presque Isle breakwall, Erie, PA, 1944. (See Box 13A for negatives 1-155.)
  51. Presque Isle breakwall, Erie, PA, 1944. (See Box 13A for negatives 1-155.)
  52. Presque Isle breakwall, Erie, PA, 1944. (See Box 13A for negatives 1-155.)
  53. Presque Isle breakwall, Erie, PA, 1944. (See Box 13A for negatives 1-155.)

Box 13A Negatives

155 negatives for Presque Isle breakwall project at Erie, PA, 1944.

Box 14: Merritt, Chapman & Scott Contract Photographs

Folders

  1. B & O dock, Rochester, NY, 1945
  2. Eastman Kodak water intake, Rochester, NY, 1946, items 1-20
  3. Eastman Kodak water intake, Rochester, NY, 1946, items 21-40(two sets)
  4. National Tube Co. ore dock, Lorain, OH, 1946-1947, series 142 & 143
  5. National Tube Co. ore dock, Lorain, OH, 1946-1947, series 144
  6. National Tube Co. ore dock, Lorain, OH, 1946-1947, series 145 & 146
  7. National Tube Co. ore dock, Lorain, OH, 1946-1947, series 147
  8. National Tube Co. ore dock, Lorain, OH, 1946-1947, series 148
  9. National Tube Co. ore dock, Lorain, OH, 1946-1947, series 149
  10. National Tube Co. ore dock, Lorain, OH, 1946-1947, series 150
  11. National Tube Co. ore dock, Lorain, OH, 1946-1947, series 151
  12. National Tube Co. ore dock, Lorain, OH, 1946-1947, series 152-153
  13. National Tube Co. ore dock, Lorain, OH, 1946-1947, series 154
  14. National Tube Co. ore dock, Lorain, OH, 1946-1947, series 155-156
  15. National Tube Co. ore dock, Lorain, OH, 1946-1947, series 157-158
  16. National Tube Co. ore dock, Lorain, OH, 1946-1947, series unnumbered
  17. Sherwin-Williams, Cleveland, OH, n.d
  18. Sherwin-Williams, Cleveland, OH, n.d
  19. U.S Coast Guard Station, Erie, PA, n.d
  20. Standard Oil, Cleveland, OH, n.d
  21. Niagara River, North Tonowanda project, n.d
  22. Nickel Plate Railroad, Lorain, OH, n.d
  23. Whiskey Island yard, Cleveland, OH, n.d
  24. Pennsylvania Railroad, Cleveland, OH, n.d
  25. Dock, Cleveland, OH, n.d
  26. National Milling Co., Cleveland, OH, n.d
  27. Relating to commerce and shipping on the Great Lakes, n.d
  28. Miscellaneous: Pere Marquette R.R. Co.; Saginaw River bridge, 1944; Salvage of barge MAIDA, n.d.; Cleveland, OH, n.d.; Brady Pier & mooring basin on the St. Mary's River, St. Mary's, MI, 1945
  29. Miscellaneous: Diver (unidentified), n.d.; Nottingham water intake, Cleveland, OH, 1949; Boston job, n.d
  30. Marquette, MI ore dock, 1931-1932
  31. Marquette, MI ore dock, 1931-1932
  32. Marquette, MI ore dock, 1931-1932
  33. Marquette, MI ore dock, 1931-1932
  34. Marquette, MI ore dock, 1931-1932
  35. Marquette, MI ore dock, 1931-1932
  36. Marquette, MI ore dock, 1931-1932
  37. Marquette, MI ore dock, 1931-1932
  38. Marquette, MI ore dock, 1931-1932
  39. Marquette, MI ore dock, 1931-1932
  40. Marquette, MI coal dock for F.B. SPEAR & SONS, 1925
  41. Marquette, MI coal dock for F.B. SPEAR & SONS, 1925
  42. Petoskey, MI state highway bridge, 1931
  43. Petoskey, MI state highway bridge, 1931

Box 15: Miscellaneous Photographs

Folders

  1. Federal office building foundation, New York City, 1935
  2. Federal office building foundation, New York City, 1935
  3. Federal office building foundation, New York City, 1935
  4. Federal office building foundation, New York City, 1935
  5. Federal office building foundation, New York City, 1935
  6. Federal office building foundation, New York City, 1935
  7. Federal office building foundation, New York City, 1935
  8. Federal office building foundation, New York City, 1935
  9. Federal office building foundation, New York City, 1935
  10. Federal office building foundation, New York City, 1935
  11. Federal office building foundation, New York City, 1935
  12. Merritt, Chapman & Whitney Corp. projects, 1927-1940
  13. Dredges and equipment, n.d
  14. Dredges and equipment, n.d
  15. Superior, WI shipyard construction, n.d
  16. Superior, WI shipyard construction, n.d
  17. Superior, WI shipyard construction, n.d
  18. Superior, WI shipyard construction, n.d
  19. Livingstone channel, c.1908

Box 16: Correspondence for Whitney Bros. Co. and for Merritt, Chapman & Whitney Corp., c.1904-1961

Folders

  1. Historical material on Merritt, Chapman & Scott Corp., n.d
  2. Tug WILLIAM A. WHITNEY, descriptions and costs, 1904-1951
  3. Contracts and correspondence between 900 Line and Whitney Bros. on ore dock at Ashland, WI, 1924
  4. Contracts and correspondence between Northern Pacific Railroad and Whitney Bros. on the east end ore dock extension at Superior, WI, 1925
  5. Correspondence on selling the American Construction Co. to Merritt, Chapman & Scott, 1929-1930
  6. Contract between South Shore Dock Co. and Merritt, Chapman & Whitney Corp. for ore dock at Marquette, MI, 1931
  7. Correspondence on ore dock at Marquette, MI, 1931
  8. Blueprints regarding ore dock at Marquette, MI, 1931
  9. Tug PATTY NOLAN - contract and correspondence, 1931
  10. Contract #670 - contract and correspondence for box-welded steel scow, 1931-1932
  11. Whiskey Island lease, Cleveland, OH, 1933
  12. New York State Barge Canal - improvement contracts, 1937
  13. Application for coastal telephone service to Lorain Co. Radio Corp., 1939
  14. Tug WILLIAM A. WHITNEY - U.S. Count Guard correspondence on new boiler and stability, 1941, 1943, 1949-1950
  15. Correspondence on bids regarding raising the GEORGE M. HUMPHREY, 1943-1944
  16. Price list and specifications for vessels built by Merritt, Chapman & Scott Corp., 1943, 1945, 1961
  17. Material handling report for American Steel and Wire Co., Duluth, MN, 1944
  18. Tug WILLIAM A. WHITNEY - cast iron propelling engine, 1945, 1950, 1956
  19. Tug WILLIAM A. WHITNEY - auxiliary equipment and repair parts, 1947, 1950-1951, 1956
  20. Tug WILLIAM A. WHITNEY - alterations for tanks, rudder, tail shaft, 1949-1950
  21. Tug WILLIAM A. WHITNEY - boiler quotations, 1949-1950
  22. Tug WILLIAM A. WHITNEY - Todd oil burner, 1949-1950, 1955
  23. Tug WILLIAM A. WHITNEY - house and diesel engine conversion, 1949, 1959
  24. Parts of Merritt, Chapman & Scott Corp. organizational brochure, 1950
  25. Tug WILLIAM A. WHITNEY - new boiler and conversion drawings, 1950
  26. Tug WILLIAM A. WHITNEY - purchase orders for new boiler, 1950
  27. Tug WILLIAM A. WHITNEY - valves, piping, etc., for new boiler
  28. Tug WILLIAM A. WHITNEY - quotations for boiler converting, 1950-1951
  29. Tug WILLIAM A. WHITNEY - farrar and trefts Scotch marine boiler, 1950-1951
  30. Tug WILLIAM A. WHITNEY - miscellaneous correspondence, 1950-1951
  31. Tug B.E. WEST - all original file data, 1951-1952, 1955
  32. Tug WILLIAM A. WHITNEY - repairs, 1953
  33. Tug WILLIAM A. WHITNEY - repairs, 1954-1555
  34. Tug WILLIAM A. WHITNEY - main engine, 1955
  35. Tug WILLIAM A. WHITNEY - repairs, 1953-1956
  36. Tug WILLIAM A. WHITNEY - radar, 1956
  37. Tug WILLIAM A. WHITNEY - steering gear from Precision Products, Inc., 1956-1957
  38. Tug CABOT - generator, 1956-1957
  39. Tug CABOT - all original file data descriptions, 1957-1961
  40. Tug WILLIAM A. WHITNEY - auxiliaries war supplies, 1957
  41. Tug WILLIAM A. WHITNEY - cost estimates for conversion, 1957
  42. Tug WILLIAM A. WHITNEY - Dunbar and Sullivan, 1957
  43. Tug WILLIAM A. WHITNEY - Robert R. King Co., clutches, 1957
  44. Tug WILLIAM A. WHITNEY - miscellaneous, 1957
  45. Tug WILLIAM A. WHITNEY - repairs, 1957
  46. Tug WILLIAM A. WHITNEY - towing and engine, 1957
  47. Tug WILLIAM A. WHITNEY - war surplus engines, 1957
  48. Tug WILLIAM A. WHITNEY - repairs, 1958

Box 17: Patent Files Clippings

Folders

  1. Contract 538, Whitney Bros. - types of sheet piles, 1929
  2. Contract 539, Whitney Bros. - Raymond patents with Bartel and Stevens Reports, 1929
  3. Contract 540, Whitney Bros. - patents mentioned in Bartels Report
  4. Contract 541, Whitney Bros. - patents for modifications on Raymond Pile
  5. Contract 542, Whitney Bros. - Shuman and Beals patents, 1929
  6. Contract 543, Whitney Bros. - expanded bases and MacArthur patents, 1929
  7. Contract 544, Whitney Bros. - Cores patents, 1929
  8. Contract 545, Whitney Bros. - Miscellaneous piles patents, 1929
Box 18: Photo Album, 1959-1960