Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of a postcard with a drawing of the "Fourth Bridge", in England, ca.1900-1910. A long red bridge stretches across a body of water, with the design forming three arching structures bridged by long metal poles. Reeds appear in the foreground, while a long plot of land can be seen in the background. Below the picture, the card reads "The Forth Bridge - The Labor of 5000 men day and night for 7 years engineers- Sir John Fowler & Sir Benjamin Baker Contractor - Sir William Arrol. Clost over L3,500,00 Total length of viaducts over 1 1/2 miles including approaches. Two clear spans of 1710 feet ea. Two spans of 680 feet ea. Highest part above high water level 361 feet. Deepest foundation below high water level, 91 feet. Weight of steel used, 51,000 tons. Number of rivets, 5,000,000".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, color 9 x 14 cm. photographic prints photographs
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