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Bridges (10)

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 19

Scope and Contents

1. Bird's eye view of railroad bridge on the Grand River.
2. Bird's eye view, with a portion of the photographers hand(?) at the upper left. View up or down the river showing 3 bridges spanning the river.
3. Bridge at Michigan Soldiers Home, Ice House at left. Shows a building hidden in the trees at the left end of the bridge.
4. Madison Ave. Bridge at Silver(?) or Plaster(?) Creek. Shows a light colored horse attached to a wagon in the center of a stone bridge. Worms eye view, taken from the water looking up.
5. Section GR&I and C&WM Bridges, Ashore on east side. Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad; Chicago and Western Michigan Railroad. Grand River.
6. Sand Creek Bridge. Shows stone supports on other side.
7. Shows tressle type bridge spaning a river, with foliage on either side.
8. Shows a near view of a portion of a bridge, with debris in the water. A boat with oars rests on the near bank.
9. Shows the same(?) bridge, downriver, with the bridge toward the right shoreline. Debris in the water toward the left bank.
10. Shows the same(?) bridge from the far side, with bridge debris in the near foreground.








Dates

  • circa 1837-2011

Extent

From the Collection: 32 Linear Feet (Approximately 60 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Grand Rapids History Center Repository

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