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A. J. Russell, Bridge of Board Trusses Loaded Until it Broke at Two Tons per Foot
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A. J. Russell

Bridge of Board Trusses Loaded Until it Broke at Two Tons per Foot

March 1863

Current Collection

J. Paul Getty Museum

Los Angeles, United States

Medium
Salted paper print
Dimensions
14.6 × 20.7 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-840636

View of an experimental bridge truss loaded with large beams and a flatbed train car. The bridge span is cracked at the center and the beams tilt downwards in a "V" shape. Snow covers the ground and the train tracks that run beside the truss in the foreground.

Provenance

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Registry history

  • March 1863 — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum — photographs

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