Technical Drawings of the Substructure of the Cairo Bridge, Illinois Central RY

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

About

Subject

Lantern slides
Civil engineering--Study and teaching
Bridges--Design and construction
Foundations

Description

Glass lantern slide of technical diagrams detailing the caisson and crib work of the substructure of the Cairo Bridge for the Illinois Central Railway. The image is reproduced from the article "The Substructure of the Cairo Bridge, Illinois Central RY" published in Engineering News and American Railway Journal, vol. 25, Feb. 7, 1891. 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

LS0088

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.