[The ugliest bridge in the world, between Camden and Philadelphia] – Antique Wall Art
![[The ugliest bridge in the world, between Camden and Philadelphia], [1924] — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/50/5036a595dd45-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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[The ugliest bridge in the world, between Camden and Philadelphia] comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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[The ugliest bridge in the world, between Camden and Philadelphia]
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Joseph Pennell's etching takes a sharply critical view of a bridge that was rising across the Delaware River between Philadelphia and Camden, as the title's "ugliest bridge in the world" makes plain. The span, later named the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, was still under construction in 1924 and opened in 1926, when its 1,750-foot main span made it the longest suspension bridge in the world. Pennell, an American printmaker who made many etchings of engineering and industrial subjects, often found beauty in such structures, so his scorn here is worth noting. The print is part of the collection he shared with his wife, the writer Elizabeth Robins Pennell.
| Created / published | [1924] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : etching. |
| Genre | Etchings 1920-1930. |
| Notes | Forms part of: Joseph and Elizabeth Robins Pennell collection. |
| Subjects | Bridges--Pennsylvania--1920-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,267 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-185053 |
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