Photocopied 1972 From The New World, Or The United States And Canada, London Publishing, Library Of Congress, C. 1858. View Of Fairmont Bridge
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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BH Photo #153882
Dennis N. Zembala for HAER
I redownloaded the base TIFF and uploaded a crop of that. It should be better quality than either version.
Thanks Nathan!
I didn't think to ask, but if it isn't vaporized or too much trouble, is it the same quality as the print in the entry for the 2nd bridge? If its cleaner, can you put it up there?
Regards,
Art S.
Photo #4 Deleted.
Nathan,
Image 4 is of the post Civil War replacement - note the different tower design.
Please delete it.
Thanks,
Art S.
Can someone remove image 4? It is of the post civil war span (slightly different structure in the castings).
Mark,
The early stuff is remarkable! At least some of the images are from 1857! How confident are you in the 1863 destruction date and the 1868 replacement date? I was under the impression that the new bridge was erected in 1865 (image 4).
Note the two color paint scheme of the 1852 structure and the three color paint scheme of the replacement structure - I'd love to find a contemporary painting or reference document identifying the colors!
Regards,
Art S.
Interested in finding any pictures of this bridge when it was replaced in May 1863 with an all timber bridge after Confederate cavalry blew bridge into river on April 29, 1863. Timber bridge used until 1865 and I believe one of three spans remained timber until 1868 when finally replaced with another iron bridge.
Nathan,
It looks really good! May I suggest setting it as the thumbnail for the listing of the 2nd Fink.
Those painted castings are extraordinary!
Regards,
Art S.