Forth Bridge, Scotland. Fife Pier

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

About

Subject

Civil engineering--Study and teaching
Bridges--Design and construction
Forth Bridge (South Queensferry, Scotland : Railroad bridge)
Cantilever bridges
Railroad bridges--1880-1890
Lantern slides

Description

Glass lantern slide of a black and white photograph of the Forth Bridge under construction. The image shows Fife Pier with the free cantilever completed, central girder commenced, and the fixed cantilever not quite completed. The slide is a reproduction of Plate XVIII in "The Forth Bridge", reprinted from "Engineering", February 28, 1890. By Wilhelm Westhofen. London : 1890. 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

South Queensferry (Scotland)

Type

Image

Original Format

Lantern Slides

Digital Format

image/jpeg

Identifier

LS0260

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/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.