Big Four Bridge collapse, December, 1893.
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Title |
Big Four Bridge collapse, December, 1893. |
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Creator |
Howard, James E., 1875-1956 (photographer) |
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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. |
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Subject |
Bridges
Rivers
Disasters |
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Location Depicted |
Jeffersonville (Ind.)
Clark County (Ind.)
Ohio River
Louisville (Ky.)
Jefferson County (Ky.) |
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Date Original |
1893-12-16 |
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Object Type |
Glass negatives |
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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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Citation Information |
See http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/description/collection/howard#conditions for guidance on citing this item. To cite the digital version, add its Reference URL (found by following the link in the header above the digital file). |
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Collection |
Howard Steamboat Museum Collection |
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Collection Website |
http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/howard/ |
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Digital Publisher |
University of Louisville Photographic Archives |
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Format |
image/jpeg |
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Ordering Information |
To inquire about permission to publish, broadcast, or publicly display an image from this collection, contact the Howard Steamboat Museum: http://www.howardsteamboatmuseum.org/. To order a reproduction or for information about prices see: http://library.louisville.edu/archives/order Please cite the Image Number when ordering. |
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Image Number |
ULPA 1986.90.0168 |
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