The Forth Bridge

Item — Box: PHOTO0020.01, Folder: 02, Item: 01

Identifier: SC Photo 0020.01.02.01

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Scope and Contents

The Forth Bridge (10.75 x 16. 5 cm carte-de-visite style Albumen print. Beneath the three span metal railroad bridge image are printed the specifications of the bridge. On the edge of the shore beneath the foremost span stand two women on an outcrop. On the back is a paper label: R. Grant & Son, Booksellers, 107 Princes Street Edinburgh with a penciled 3--). (The engineers for the bridge were B. Baker and John Fowler who also designed the second Tay Bridge).

Dates

Creation: 1879-1887

Creator

From the Item: Unknown (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection housed remotely. Users need to contact 24 hours in advance.

Extent

From the Item: 1.5 Linear Feet (1 box, 49 photographs of assorted civil engineering works including Whipple through truss railroad bridges, Pennsylvania through truss bridges, suspension bridges, cantilever bridges, reinforced concrete arch bridges and a buttress dam.) ; 1.5 linear feet