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Bridges

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Charles Cyril Martin papers

 File — Box 1
Identifier: MC 15
Abstract

The papers document the personal and professional life of Charles Cyril Martin and include proposals on improvements to the Brooklyn Bridge.

Dates: Created: 1854-1908

Edwin Thacher papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MC 13
Abstract

The Edwin Thacher Papers document the years 1873 through 1921, representing Thacher's career as a civil engineer in bridge construction, as well as the creation of Thacher's cylindrical slide rule.

Dates: Created: 1840-1920

Othniel Foster Nichols papers

 Collection
Identifier: MC 7
Abstract

The collection contains personal and professional papers, scrapbooks and a photo album primarily related to O. F. Nichols' work on the Williamsburg and Manhattan Bridges and for the Brooklyn Elevated Railroad Company.

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

Roebling collection

 Collection
Identifier: MC 4
Abstract

The Roebling Collection documents the personal and professional activities of John A. Roebling and Washington A. Roebling; and business activities of the John A. Roebling’s Sons Company.  The material dates from 1824 to 1926 with the bulk of the material dating from 1844 to 1883.

Dates: Created: 1824-1926; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1958