Constructing pile bridge, 119 feet high, English Loggin Railway, near Mt. Vernon, Wash. Estimated to be highest pile bridge in the world – Vintage Print
(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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Step back in time with Constructing pile bridge, 119 feet high, English Loggin Railway, near Mt. Vernon, Wash. Estimated to be highest pile bridge in the world, a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Constructing pile bridge, 119 feet high, English Loggin Railway, near Mt. Vernon, Wash. Estimated to be highest pile bridge in the world
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A 119-foot pile bridge on the English Loggin Railway near Mount Vernon, Washington, is the subject here, and its caption claims it was the highest pile bridge in the world. Tall timber trestles like this one were built so logging trains could cross ravines and low ground while hauling old-growth fir and cedar out of the hills. Photographer Darius Kinsey, based in Seattle, made many views of Northwest logging operations around 1914, when the timber industry was at its height. The claim about the bridge's height comes from an old caption card and has not been independently verified.
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
|---|---|
| Notes | c1914. |
| Subjects | Photo copyrighted by Darius Kinsey, Seattle. No. 7239. No copyright renewal. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Construction; Washington--Mt. V- region; Lumbering--Wash.; Civil engineering; Railroad bridges; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,235 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-137991 |
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