One of several timber jams composing the great Red River Raft. Caddo Parish, Louisiana. 1873.

One of several timber jams composing the great Red River Raft. In the region of slack water produced by these jams, silt accumulated very rapidly and effectually filled the channel of the river. Photograph by R.B. Talfor, 1873. Location: Channel of the Red River, 5 miles below the Arkansas-Louisiana state line; sec. 29, T. 23 N., R. 14 W. Caddo Parish, Louisiana. Plate 29-B in U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 46. 1906.