The Great International Railway Suspension Bridge. Over the Niagara River connecting the United States & Canada. The New York Central and Great Western Railways.
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The Great International Railway Suspension Bridge. Over the Niagara River connecting the United States & Canada. The New York Central and Great Western Railways.
1859
Engraving
Image: 58.5 x 82.3 cm
Frame: 98.4 x 123.6 cm
Gift of Carole and Howard Tanenbaum, 2008
DescriptionSteel Plate engraving by D.L. Glover from a painting by Ferdinand Richardt. Richardt's painting was based on a daguerreotype of the bridge (location unknown). At lower center is a small engraved medallion portrait of the bridge's designer and engineer, John A. Roebling.
Inscriptions recto (engraved text): [title] / painted by Ferdinand Richardt the bridge from daguerreotype / Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1859 by D.L. Glover in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York / Engraved by D.L. Glover / Printed by J.H. Daniels /
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