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[Unidentified bridge construction] [graphic].
Persistent link:
https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/Islandora%3A60168
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Creator
Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer.
Title
[Unidentified bridge construction] [graphic].
Publisher
Philadelphia
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1896
Date
ca. 1896
Physical Description
7 negatives : glass ; 20 x 13 cm. (8 x 5 in.)
Description
Depicts the construction of an unidentified bridge in the winter, showing materials lying in a snow-covered valley. Industrial buildings sit nearby. Probably a bridge designed by one of the civil engineers in the Webster family.
Notes
Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
Modern reference print #13 available for P.9501.12 in research file.
Subject
Bridge construction -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Bridges -- Schuylkill River (Pa.)
Snow -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Genre
Glass plate negatives -- 1890-1900.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Webster [P.9501.1-3, P.9501.12-15]
Accession number
P.9501.1
P.9501.2
P.9501.3
P.9501.12
P.9501.13
P.9501.14
P.9501.15
In Collections
Webster Family Negative and Photograph Collection
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