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Bdwy Bridge – (225 St) Marblehill cut & building of elevated portion of Bdwy Subway, 1908-01-22T00:00:00+00:00

 Item — Box: SC Photo 0005.04, Item: 60
Identifier: SC Photo 0005.04.60

Scope and Contents

Bdwy Bridge – (225 St) Marblehill cut & building of elevated portion of Bdwy Subway 1/22/1908, 23 in circle all information handwritten in ink on tab attached to linen, (118) in negative lower right corner, sepia photo 7 ½”x 9 ½” mounted on linen (Steel through bridge over river, center span supported on pier protected by spur dike, other two piers are masonry, lower right corner shows stone rubble embankment along river, pinholes on sides of photo, the Marble Hill cut made to make Harlem River less difficult to navigate, Broadway Bridge eventually moved to become University Heights Bridge and another Broadway Bridge built on site to carry heavier traffic)

Dates

  • Creation: 1908-01-22T00:00:00+00:00

Creator

Extent

From the Collection: 7 boxes, 10 linear feet (7 boxes ; 696 items)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Lehigh University Special Collections Repository

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