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Railroad and Bridge Miscellany

 File — Folder: 5
Identifier: Folder 5

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

This series contains papers and photographs related to Nichols' professional career, including a speech given to the Class of 1895 at commencement, sketches related to the construction of the New East River Bridge (Williamsburg Bridge), photographs of bridge projects, one photo album and one scrapbook. The scrapbook and photo album primarily contain photographs of various bridge projects from Nichols' career, including rare photographs of workers in the caissons for the New East River Bridge.

Dates

  • Created: 1869-1900
  • Other: Majority of material found in 1887-1900

Creator

Extent

From the Collection: 2.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Institute Archives and Special Collections Repository

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