Volume 0019.01
Contains 51 Results:
#5 span before being dropped 1-7-32 (12.75 x 10 cm black and white glossy)
The collection of the photographs begins with erection of main span in July 1931 and also shows the demolition of the previous metal bridge across the Allegheny River in 1932. Captions written in black ink are beneath the photos. Also included are a letter, specifications sheet and three newspaper articles.
#5 span is going ----(Looking from Kittanning end.) 1-7-32 (12.75 x 10 cm black and white glossy)
The collection of the photographs begins with erection of main span in July 1931 and also shows the demolition of the previous metal bridge across the Allegheny River in 1932. Captions written in black ink are beneath the photos. Also included are a letter, specifications sheet and three newspaper articles.
#5 span is down. View looking from new bridge toward Kittanning. 1-7-32 (12.75 x 10 cm black and white glossy)
The collection of the photographs begins with erection of main span in July 1931 and also shows the demolition of the previous metal bridge across the Allegheny River in 1932. Captions written in black ink are beneath the photos. Also included are a letter, specifications sheet and three newspaper articles.
New Bridge Kittanning, PA. (13.75 x 8.5 cm black and white glossy)
The collection of the photographs begins with erection of main span in July 1931 and also shows the demolition of the previous metal bridge across the Allegheny River in 1932. Captions written in black ink are beneath the photos. Also included are a letter, specifications sheet and three newspaper articles.
Kittanning, PA., Tuesday Afternoon, July 21, 1931 “Engineers Approve Bridge Foundations Piers are Complete in Detail – Responsibility Passed at Midnight From Foundation Company to McClintic-Marshall” (newspaper article of three columns describing the new bridge including specifications)
The collection of the photographs begins with erection of main span in July 1931 and also shows the demolition of the previous metal bridge across the Allegheny River in 1932. Captions written in black ink are beneath the photos. Also included are a letter, specifications sheet and three newspaper articles.
Kittanning, PA., Wednesday Afternoon, Nov. 25, 1931 “Open Bridge, Begin Tearing Down Old Span – 12 Workmen Employed; Will Take Four Weeks to Wreck Spans” (newspaper article, single column)
The collection of the photographs begins with erection of main span in July 1931 and also shows the demolition of the previous metal bridge across the Allegheny River in 1932. Captions written in black ink are beneath the photos. Also included are a letter, specifications sheet and three newspaper articles.
Kittanning, PA. 2-11-32 “Old Bridge is but a Memory” (newspaper article of two paragraphs)
The collection of the photographs begins with erection of main span in July 1931 and also shows the demolition of the previous metal bridge across the Allegheny River in 1932. Captions written in black ink are beneath the photos. Also included are a letter, specifications sheet and three newspaper articles.
Contract 1218 Brewery Bridge Latrobe. Penn. Unloading of 36” B.G. beams of Brewery Bridge job, Latrobe, Pa. Wt. 18,000#+ 11-17-31 (12.75 x 10 cm black and white glossy shows a river in foreground – Loyalhanna Creek)
The collection of the photographs begins with erection of main span in July 1931 and also shows the demolition of the previous metal bridge across the Allegheny River in 1932. Captions written in black ink are beneath the photos. Also included are a letter, specifications sheet and three newspaper articles.
Second span in place – Erecting diaphrams 11-17-31 (12.75 x 10 cm black and white glossy shows steel beams across concrete piers)
The collection of the photographs begins with erection of main span in July 1931 and also shows the demolition of the previous metal bridge across the Allegheny River in 1932. Captions written in black ink are beneath the photos. Also included are a letter, specifications sheet and three newspaper articles.
Looking north across Brewery Bridge – Completing Riveting. 11-24-31 (11.5 x 7 cm black and white glossy)
The collection of the photographs begins with erection of main span in July 1931 and also shows the demolition of the previous metal bridge across the Allegheny River in 1932. Captions written in black ink are beneath the photos. Also included are a letter, specifications sheet and three newspaper articles.