About
Title
Forth Bridge, Scotland. Views of Construction
Subject
- Civil engineering--Study and teaching
- Forth Bridge (South Queensferry, Scotland : Railroad bridge)
- Cantilever bridges
- Bridges--Design and construction
- Railroad bridges--1880-1890
- Lantern slides
Description
Glass lantern slide of 4 views of the construction of The Forth Bridge. Images: Launching of Caisson for South-west Pier, Inchgarvie; Building of North-east Circular Granite Pier, Inchgarvie; General View of Site, with Piers of South Approach Viaduct, Looking North; Caisson for Queensferry North-west Pier, construction timber casing round the tilted caisson. The slide is a reproduction of Plate VII from "The Forth Bridge", reprinted from "Engineering", February 28, 1890. By Wilhelm Westhofen. London : 1890. Used to illustrate the course "Civil Engineering Structures" which was taught between 1893-1950 at the Wagner Free Institute of Science, Philadelphia, Pa.
Location Covered
South Queensferry (Scotland)
Original Format
Lantern Slides
Contact
Wagner Free Institute of Science Library & Archives. 1700 W Montgomery Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19121. Contact the Library at 215-763-6529 x12 or library@wagnerfreeinstitute.org
Contributing Institution
Wagner Free Institute of Science
Sponsorship
This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.
