Kentucky River High Bridge, Cincinnati Southern R.R. – 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.)
Description
Kentucky River High Bridge, Cincinnati Southern R.R. comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Kentucky River High Bridge, Cincinnati Southern R.R.
Order a print
Thank you. Your order went through, and a receipt is on its way by email.
Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal
Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.
Few railroad crossings in the country sit as high above their water as the Kentucky River High Bridge, which carried the Cincinnati Southern Railroad across a deep gorge in central Kentucky. Built in the 1870s as part of the line linking Cincinnati to the South, the bridge was a major engineering feat of its day, and its towering iron trestle became a landmark for travelers and a subject for photographers. This c1902 print, one of many views of the structure registered for copyright in the early 1900s, shows how the bridge's length and height dwarfed the river and the surrounding hills.
| Created / published | c1902. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1900-1910. |
| Notes | H13969 U.S. Copyright Office. |
| Subjects | Bridges--Kentucky--Kentucky River--1900-1910. Rivers--Kentucky--1900-1910. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 910 × 726 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-195296 |
More from the Cincinnati collection
Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.
![[The Western & Southern Life Insurance Co., Cincinnati, Ohio]](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/39/39530b6b846a-400.webp)
![[Photographic view of Cincinnati, Covington and Newport]](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/3b/3be482733a9d-400.webp)
