Railroad Bridge Under Construction

Wagner Free Institute of Science - Engineering 2: Civil Engineering Structures

About

Subject

Civil engineering--Study and teaching
Bridges--Design and construction
Railroad bridges
Lantern slides

Description

Glass lantern slide of a black and white photograph of a railroad bridge under construction. There are many wooden support structures in place around the stone and iron bridge. A steam engine and boxcar are visible on the track. Used to illustrate the course "Civil Engineering Structures" which was taught between 1893-1950 at the Wagner Free Institute of Science, Philadelphia, Pa.

Type

Image

Original Format

Lantern Slides

Digital Format

image/jpeg

Identifier

LS0114

Rights

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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.