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High Bridge scenery--great tower of the old bridge near High Bridge, Ky. On line of the Queen & Crescent Ry.
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Title
High
Bridge
scenery--great
tower
of the
old
bridge
near
High
Bridge
,
Ky
. On
line
of the
Queen
&
Crescent
Ry
.
Series Title
Tower series
America illustrated
Queen & Crescent Route
Selected subjects scenic and historical
Contributors
Montgomery Ward and Company (Chicago, Ill.) (publisher)
Description
One
of the
two
towers
of
High
Bridge
over
the
Kentucky
River
. A
man
stands
next
to the
tower
near
a
fence
. The
Kentucky
River
and
cliffs
above
it
are in the
background
. The
north
and
south
towers
were
built
between
1854
and
1858
by
bridge
builder
John
A.
Roebling
to
suspend
wire
cables
across
the
bridge
. The
towers
stood
unused
for
twenty
years
until
High
Bridge
was
completed
in
1877
. They were
demolished
in
1929
to
allow
for
widening
of the
tracks
.
Subject
Railroad bridges
Rivers
Towers
Location Depicted
High Bridge (High Bridge, Ky.)
Kentucky River (Ky.)
Jessamine County (Ky.)
Mercer County (Ky.)
Object Type
Stereographs
Source
3.5 x 7 in. b&w stereograph. Tower series; America illustrated; Queen & Crescent; Selected subjects scenic and historical. Item no. 1999.36.111 in Wilburn Stereograph Collection, University of Louisville Photographic Archives.
Citation Information
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http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/description/collection/stereographs#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).
Collection
Stereographic Views of Louisville and Beyond, 1850s - 1930
Collection Website
http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/stereographs/
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Photographic Archives
Format
image/jpeg
Ordering Information
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Image Number
ULPA
1999.36.111
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