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Volume I: Bridges, circa 1905-1910

 Item — Box: 1

Scope and Contents

This volume contains photographs, postcards, and magazine clippings of bridges from around the world. Many of the images of bridges do not convey outstanding fetes of engineering, but depict very simple wooden bridges created for ease of travel on foot in remote villages around the world. Various types of bridges are included within this volume and span approximately a thousand year period of civilization. The locations covered include: England, United States, Wales, Mexico, France, Italy, Russia, Poland, Canada, Scotland, India, Cuba, Himalayas, and Zambia.

Dates

  • Created: circa 1905-1910

Extent

From the Collection: 1.50 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

From the Collection: Chinese

From the Collection: French

From the Collection: German

From the Collection: Italian

From the Collection: Russian

From the Collection: Spanish; Castilian

Repository Details

Part of the Institute Archives and Special Collections Repository

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