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M.C. and G.T. Ry. Bridges, Niagara Falls – Historic Print

M.C. and G.T. Ry. Bridges, Niagara Falls, c1908. — historic photograph
M.C. and G.T. Ry. Bridges, Niagara Falls, c1908.. Historic photograph from the State Parks collection.

(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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M.C. and G.T. Ry. Bridges, Niagara Falls

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The Michigan Central and Grand Trunk railway bridges cross the Niagara gorge in this view, carrying rail traffic between the United States and Canada. Crossings like these were major engineering projects, since the deep gorge below the falls made every span a challenge, and the steel structures became part of the working landscape alongside the famous tourist sights. The print is a Detroit Publishing Company view, and the firm's photographers traveled widely to document American scenery and industry for a national market around 1908.

Created / publishedc1908.
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesPhotograph by the Detroit Publishing Co. No. 071121. Detroit Publishing Company Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Railroad bridges; Geogr.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,199 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-144377

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