June 10, 2013

The Human Interest Magazine For Evolving Minds

Building The Manhattan Bridge In 1909

 

Irving Underhill (1827 -1960) took this picture on March 23rd, 1909 of the construction of the Manhattan Bridge. You can see the marine terminal in the foreground and the bridge under construction in the background. An amazing piece of engineering for the time!

 

Image Credit

Irving Underhill – Wikimedia Public Domain

This image is available from the United States Library of Congress‘s Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID cph.3c00104

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