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Forth Bridge under construction from Edinburgh Public Library

551 391/2

Description Forth Bridge under construction from Edinburgh Public Library

Collection General Collection. Glass Lantern Slides

Catalogue Number 551 391/2

Category All Other

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/1592814

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Collection Level (551 391) General Collection. Glass Lantern Slides

> Sub-Group Level (551 391/2) Forth Bridge under construction from Edinburgh Public Library

Preview Category Catalogue Number Title Date Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1312338 Detailed view of construction on a central section of one of the erections. Lantern slide. c. 1880 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1312339 View of construction near to the Inchgarvie Island. Insc. 'Forth Bridge. Inchgarvie. 23 July, 85.' Lantern slide. 23/7/1885 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1312340 View of construction near to the Inchgarvie Island. Insc. 'Forth Bridge Works. No. 81 - View of Inchgarvie from South side. June 1886.' Lantern slide. 7/1886 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1312341 View of construction near to the Inchgarvie Island seen from the North. Insc. 'Forth Bridge Works. No. 77 - View of Inchgarvie from North side. June 1886.' Lantern slide. 6/1886 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1312342 Insc. 'Forth Bridge. Sketch showing a Caisson floating in Position for Loading and Sinking.' Insc. '5. Floating Caisson. The Forth Bridge. G.W.W.' Lantern slide. c. 1880 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1312343 View of one of the erections under construction seen from the Firth of Forth. Insc. 'Cantilever Arms. Registered G.W.W. Trademark.' Lantern slide. c. 1880 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1312344 Drawing of 'Forth Bridge. Mode of ejecting mud & silt.' Insc. 'No. 10.' Lantern slide. c. 1880 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1312345 General view of the bridge under construction seen from the South West with the slipway in the foreground. Insc. 'Approach Viaduct. Registered G.W.W. Trademark.' c. 1880 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1312346 General view of the bridge under construction seen from the South West. c. 1880 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1312351 View of one of the cantilevers under construction seen from another cantilever at deck level. Lantern slide. c. 1880 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1312352 View of the bridge under construction seen from North Queensferry. Insc. 'Progress of Work. Registered G.W.W. Trade Mark.' Lantern slide. c. 1880 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1312353 View of one of the erections under construction seen from the Firth of Forth. Lantern slide. c. 1880 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1312354 View of the North cantilever of the Fife erection under construction seen from the North Queensferry shore. Insc. 'N. Cantilever. F. Bridge. C. Cameron.' Lantern slide. c. 1880 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1312355 General view of the bridge under construction seen from the South South East. Lantern slide. c. 1880 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1312308 Drawing: insc. 'Forth Bridge. Fife Main Steel Pier. Elevation of Sloping Plane.' Lantern slide. c. 1880 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1312309 Drawing of 'Forth Bridge Cross Section near vertical columns' and a comparison drawing of the Old Tay Bridge cross section to show the improved resistance to strong side winds. Insc. 'Cross Section at Pier, Forth Bridge.' 'The Forth Bridge. G.W.W.' Lantern slide. c. 1880 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1312310 View of construction near to the Inchgarvie Island seen from the North. Insc. 'Forth Bridge Works. No. 77 - View of Inchgarvie from North side. June 1886.' Lantern slide. 6/1886 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1312311 General view of the bridge from the South shore. Insc. 'Forth bridge. G.W.W.' Insc. on the back of the slide '281.' Insc. on the slide but covered by the mount 'Forth Bridge, from South. 6975. G.W.W. Height 369 Ft. Length (including viaduct) 8098 Ft. Spans 1710 Ft. each.' Lantern slide. c. 1890 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1314528 View of the Fife erection under construction seen from the Fife shore. Insc. 'North Tower, Forth Bridge. 6790. G.W.W. Height - 369 ft.' Mount insc. 'Forth Bridge. G.W.W.' Lantern slide. c. 1880 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1312302 Drawings of 'Forth Bridge. View looking down on top', 'Plan looking down on top of cantilever arm' and 'Sketch showing comparative size of 2 Eiffel Towers laid horizontally & the Inchgarvie cantilever of the Forth Bridge.' Insc. 'Skeleton Plan. Registered G.W.W. Trademark.' Lantern slide. c. 1880 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1312303 Drawing of 'Forth Bridge. Section of Caisson Showing Method of Securing Solid Foundations by Pneumatic Chamber.' Insc. 'Foundations. Registered G.W.W. Trademark.' Lantern slide. c. 1880 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1312304 View of construction near to the Inchgarvie Island. c. 1880 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1312306 View inside one of the 12 feet tubular members. Insc. 'Forth Bridge Works. Interior of 12 ft. Tube. No. 26.' Lantern slide. c. 1880 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1312307 Composite photograph of an artist's impression of the bridge seen from the South West shore. Insc. 'The Forth Bridge. Engineers Sir John Fowler, B. Baker Esq. Length including Viaduct 8098 Feet. Length of Central Girder 350 Feet. Width of Central Girder 28 Feet. Diameter of Largest Tubes 12 Feet. Height extreme 369 Feet. Spans each 1710 Feet. Headway 150 Feet. Diameter of Piers 49 Feet. Length of three Cantilevers 5350 Feet. Width of each Cantilever top 33 Feet. Depth at end of Cantilever 40 Feet. Depth at end of Cantilever 40 Feet. Diameter of smallest Tubes 3 Feet. Contractors Tanered Arrol & Co. Copyright Entered at Stationershall.' Lantern slide. c. 1880 Item Level

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