About
Subject
- Civil engineering--Study and teaching
- Timber joints
- Lantern slides
Description
Glass lantern slide illustrating various types of joints in wood. The illustrated joints are Lapping, Mortoise and Tenon, Dovetail, Built Beam, and Fishing. Drawn by Samuel T. Wagner. Used to illustrate the course "Civil Engineering Structures" which was taught between 1893-1950 at the Wagner Free Institute of Science, Philadelphia, Pa.
Creator
Wagner, Samuel Tobias, 1861-1931; Wagner Free Institute of Science
Original Format
Lantern Slides
Contact
Wagner Free Institute of Science Library & Archives. 1700 W Montgomery Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19121. Contact the Library at 215-763-6529 x12 or library@wagnerfreeinstitute.org
Contributing Institution
Wagner Free Institute of Science
Sponsorship
This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.