Box PHOTO0020.01

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Three Brooklyn Bridge photos

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The “Brooklyn Bridge,” N.Y. 205. Copyright 1895 By J.S. Johnston, N.Y. (in white at bottom of photo) (at lower right corner seems to be an impression J.S. Johnston View & Marine Phot. N.Y. made in the original. This print is a reproduction 20.25 x 25.5 cm black 7 white on reverse side is faintly printed: Paper manufactured by Kodak). (Brooklyn Bridge is large in foreground of this print).

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(This print is a reproduction 20.25 x 25.5 cm black and white. The bridge is in the background with 27325-aa’ upper right corner above an oval stamp: Library of Congress Copyright May 18 1899 City of Washington. At lower right corner: Copyright 1895 By J.S. Johnston, N.Y. At lower left corner: J.S. Johnston View & Marine Photo)

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(This print is a reproduction 20.25 x 25. 5 cm black and white. The bridge is in the middle ground. Skyline of Brooklyn in back-ground).

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Assorted suspension Bridges: Chain Bridge, Little Colorado Suspension Bridge.

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Chain Bridge over 200 yrs old Near Newburyport, Mass. (handwritten on back of 10.5 x 13.75 cm carte-de-visite style postcard. This bridge is a 225-foot, single span suspension bridge, which crosses the right branch of the Merrimack River. The date is uncertain but the original crossing on the site was a timber bridge from 1792, then in 1810 a wrought iron chain and again in 1909 another chain suspension bridge was built on the site which was renovated in 2003. )

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Little Colorado (River) and Suspension Bridge Cameron, Arizona C-469 (8.5 x 14 cm black and white postcard of deck truss bridge over Little Colorado River on U.S. 89. Design is a Cantilevered Warren deck truss 713.9 ft. long and 29.9 ft. wide, built 1959.)

Scope and Contents James River Bridge (Virginia). (20 x 25.5 cm black and white albumen photo. Pasted on back of photo is a note: “Four mile bridge to span Virginia peninsula and mainland. Newport News, VA.—Historic Virginia peninsula is soon to be connected with the mainland and the Motor highways of the State by means of a bridge spanning the James River. The cost is estimated at $10,000,000. The main span across the James will provide direct connection with Newport News, Hampton, Old Point Comfort,...

Scope and Contents Luten Design bridges (Assortment of 14 colored prints, 7 black and white photographs of reinforced concrete arch bridges. The Luten design images all have a date of July 1919 stamped on the back. Daniel B. Luten (b. 1869 –d. after WWII) was a pioneer of a new way to design bridges emphasizing always concrete arches. In 1900 he put his concepts into practice founding the National Bridge Company which eventually became Luten Engineering Company. The Luten Design was exclusively focused on...

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Cicott St. Logansport, Ind. Jul 9 – 1919 (on back of photo) (16 x 21.5 cm albumen photo of reinforced concrete arch bridge across a shallow river. Six arches are visible).