[Suspension Bridge designed by Francois Gabaud, Manila, Philippines]
Photograph
Unidentified
Maker
[Suspension Bridge designed by Francois Gabaud, Manila, Philippines]
Pont de Manille (Iles Philippines), Executé par Mr. Fs. Gabaud, Ingr civil.
ca. 1855
Daguerreotype
Image: 5 13/16 × 8 1/16 in. (14.7 × 20.5 cm) [whole plate]
Overall: 12 3/8 × 14 3/4 × 3/8 in. (31.5 × 37.5 × 1 cm)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company, ex-collection Gabriel Cromer
1969.0265.0207
Inscriptions Printed in ink on mat, recto, BC: PONT DE MANILLE \ (ILES PHILIPPINES) \ Executé par Mr. Fs. Gabaud, Ingr. civil.
Inscribed on backing paper in ink (Cromer's hand) on verso, TC: Une des première photographies de travaux \ publics et une ile Philippines, par un ingénieur \ français
[Translation: One of the first photographs of public works and [one of the first] in the Philippines by a French engineer.]
Inscribed on binding paper in pencil, verso, BR: 10D-540
Inscribed on backing paper in ink (Cromer's hand) on verso, TC: Une des première photographies de travaux \ publics et une ile Philippines, par un ingénieur \ français
[Translation: One of the first photographs of public works and [one of the first] in the Philippines by a French engineer.]
Inscribed on binding paper in pencil, verso, BR: 10D-540
TextThe Puente Colgante (Suspension Bridge) over the Pasig River in Manila, is said to be first suspension bridge in the Far East. It had a single lane in each travel way to allow passage of horse-drawn carriages and a pedestrian island in the middle. The bridge materials were imported from England by Matia Menchacatorre y Cia, a Spanish company, in joint venture with Ayala y Cia, a local company. The contruction was supervised by M. Gabaud, a French engineer. Inaugurated in January 4, 1852, it went into service until 1940 in order to give way to the modern-day Quezon Bridge"
