Movable False Work and Traveler for Erecting Philadelphia and Reading Terminal R.R. Trainshed

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

About

Subject

Civil engineering--Study and teaching
Phoenix Bridge Company
Lantern slides
Railroad terminals--Design and construction
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co.

Description

Glass lantern slide of plans for the movable false work and traveler for erecting the Philadelphia and Reading Terminal R.R. trainshed, Philadelphia, PA. Phoenix Bridge Co., Contractors; A. Bonzano, Chief Engineer. Reproduced from Engineering News, February 2, 1893. Used to illustrate the course "Civil Engineering Structures" which was taught between 1893-1950 at the Wagner Free Institute of Science, Philadelphia, Pa.

Location Covered

Philadelphia (Pa.)

Type

Image

Original Format

Lantern Slides

Digital Format

image/jpeg

Identifier

LS0132

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/

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.