Title	Big Four Bridge collapse, December, 1893.
Creator	Howard, James E., 1875-1956 (photographer)
Description	Looking toward Louisville, Kentucky, at the Big Four Railroad Bridge the day after two large spans collapsed during construction. Fifty men were dropped into the icy Ohio River on December 15, 1893, forty of them died.
Subject	Bridges Rivers Disasters
Location Depicted	Jeffersonville (Ind.) Ohio River Louisville (Ky.)
Date Original	1893-12-16
Object Type	Glass negatives
Source	8 x 10 in. glass plate negative. Item No. 1986.90.0168 in the Howard Steamboat Museum Collection, University of Louisville Photographic Archives.
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Collection	Howard Steamboat Museum Collection
Collection Website	http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/howard/
Digital Publisher	University of Louisville Photographic Archives
Format	image/jpeg
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Image Number	ULPA 1986.90.0168
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Big Four Bridge collapse, December, 1893.