This is an image of scrip labor workings shoring up the bank of the Grand River using stones from the riverbed. The workers are preparing for the construction of the Civic Auditorium. They are working near the Interurban Bridge (Gillett Bridge) and the Bissell Carpet Sweepers factory is on the right.
This is a photograph of the rip rap edge of the Grand River north of the Bell Telephone building and the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad Bridge. The old city jail building can be seen on the left side of the image.
This photograph shows the old Pearl Street bridge, part of which was built in the 1880s by the Massillon Bridge Company. The Voigt Milling Co. can be seen vaguely, on the other side of the river.
This photograph shows the Grand River looking north toward the Fulton Street iron bridge. The Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad bridge, now known as the Blue Bridge, can be seen in the background.
This photograph is of the Fulton Street concrete arch bridge looking toward the east bank of the Grand River. The Van Leewen Dry Goods Co. building and the Richards Storage Co. building can be seen on the edge of the river.