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1885 Boston Bridge Works Prospectus

 Item — Box: MS0171.04, Item: 03
Identifier: MS0171.04.03

Scope and Contents

1885 Boston Bridge Works Prospectus 8 ½” x 11” double Folded cream colored paper, bridge photographs on each page: Cheapside Bridge Conn(ecticut) River R. R. 710 feet long, and Blackstone River Bridge Prov(idence) & Wor(cester) R.R. 115 ft. Spans. On each page is printed: Boston Bridge Works 13 Pemberton Square, Boston, Mass. D. H. Andrews, Proprietor, J. D. Henshaw, Sec’y, J. R. Worcester, Engr. Bridges, Roofs, Girders, Draw Bridges, Viaducts, Turn Tables. (On first pages is stated in script their ability to erect railway bridges and other iron Structures of all dimensions and where the company and plant are located. On the second page is a list of the structures and bridges and their dimensions built by Boston Bridge Works. On the reverse of this page is written in purple pencil D. H. Andrews Bridge Photograph).

Dates

  • Creation: 1836 to 1905

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 1 boxes ; .25 linear feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Lehigh University Special Collections Repository

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