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G-5925.1FF3-12 Riprap Riprap
G-5925.1FF3-5 THE GALVESTON SEAWALL." "SCENE SHOWING RIPRAP AND FOUNDATION OF SEAWALL. THE GALVESTON SEAWALL." "SCENE SHOWING RIPRAP AND FOUNDATION OF SEAWALL.
G-5925.1FF3-6 THE GALVESTON SEAWALL. SCENE SHOWING RIPRAP AND FOUNDATION OF SEAWALL. THE GALVESTON SEAWALL. SCENE SHOWING RIPRAP AND FOUNDATION OF SEAWALL.
G-5925.1FF3-9 THE GALVESTON SEAWALL." "SCENE SHOWING RIPRAP AND FOUNDATION OF SEAWALL. THE GALVESTON SEAWALL." "SCENE SHOWING RIPRAP AND FOUNDATION OF SEAWALL.
G-5925.2FF1-2 Worker standing atop section of Seawall under construction Worker standing atop section of Seawall under construction
G-5925.2FF1-3 THE GALVESTON SEAWALL. THE BIG MIXER MIXING CONCRETE. THE GALVESTON SEAWALL. THE BIG MIXER MIXING CONCRETE.
G-5925.2FF1-4 THE GALVESTON SEAWALL. THE BIG MIXER MIXING CONCRETE. THE GALVESTON SEAWALL. THE BIG MIXER MIXING CONCRETE.
G-5925.2FF1-7 Steam mixer operating along Seawall Steam mixer operating along Seawall
G-5925.2FF2-1 Filling the cement boxing Filling the cement boxing
G-5925.2FF2-10 Big Mixer at Work Big Mixer at Work
G-5925.2FF2-11 Steam mixer pouring concrete into wood caissons along beach Steam mixer pouring concrete into wood caissons along beach
G-5925.2FF2-12 Big Mixer and Mould for Wall Big Mixer and Mould for Wall
G-5925.2FF2-14 Steam mixer operating along railroad tracks behind wood caissons Steam mixer operating along railroad tracks behind wood caissons
G-5925.2FF2-15 Workmen pouring concrete from steam mixer into wood caisson Workmen pouring concrete from steam mixer into wood caisson
G-5925.2FF2-3 Completed & uncompleted sections Completed & uncompleted sections
G-5925.2FF2-4 Mixer pouring concrete into wood caisson Mixer pouring concrete into wood caisson
G-5925.2FF2-6 Worker and dog seated on riprap. Worker and dog seated on riprap.
G-5925.2FF2-7 Workmen standing inside wood caisson Workmen standing inside wood caisson
G-5925.2FF3-11 THE GALVESTON SEAWALL. MIXING THE CONCRETE. THE GALVESTON SEAWALL. MIXING THE CONCRETE.
G-5925.2FF3-13 Great Mixer at work filling sea wall 'Form' with concrete Great Mixer at work filling sea wall 'Form' with concrete
G-5925.2FF3-2 THE GALVESTON SEAWALL. THE SECTIONS ARE COMPLETED ALTERNATELY. THE GALVESTON SEAWALL. THE SECTIONS ARE COMPLETED ALTERNATELY.
G-5925.2FF3-3 THE GALVESTON SEAWALL. Showing the first few sections built to break the waves and frame work required to shape same. THE GALVESTON SEAWALL. Showing the first few sections built to break the waves and frame work required to shape same.
G-5925.2FF3-5 THE GALVESTON SEAWALL. A FILLED SECTION BEFORE CAISSON IS REMOVED. THE GALVESTON SEAWALL. A FILLED SECTION BEFORE CAISSON IS REMOVED.
G-5925.2FF3-8 THE GALVESTON SEAWALL. The big steam mixer that does the mixing of sand, granite and cement. THE GALVESTON SEAWALL. The big steam mixer that does the mixing of sand, granite and cement.
G-5925.2FF4-1 Showing the Construction of the Seawall Showing the Construction of the Seawall
G-5925.2FF4-2 Workers pouring concrete into wood caissons Workers pouring concrete into wood caissons
G-5925.2FF4-4 Building the Sea Wall, Galveston, Tex. Building the Sea Wall, Galveston, Tex.
G-5925.2FF4-6 Building the Sea Wall Building the Sea Wall
G-5925.2FF4-7 G-5925.2FF4-7
G-5925.3 FF6-7 Waves crashing against riprap, strewn with wood from caissons no longer in use Waves crashing against riprap, strewn with wood from caissons no longer in use
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