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View of the Iron Highway Bridge, Lowell, Mass., undated

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Location Note

OVP 5613

GUSN

GUSN-221303

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Description

Exterior view of the Iron Highway Bridge in Lowell, Massachusetts.

Details

Descriptive Terms

exterior views
bridges (built works)
albumen prints
photographs
photographic prints

Inscription

Whitney & Son, Cambridgeport, Mass.Iron Highway Bridge at Lowell, Mass.,Built byThe Berlin Iron Bridge Company, East Berlin, Conn.Five spans, each 152 feet; Roadway 32 feet clear width; two walks each, of 7 feet clear width.
Gift of Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr.June 1996

Additional Identification Number

Oversize photograph number OVP0056-B

Physical Description

1 photographic print : albumen, mounted ; 16 7/8 x 13 inches

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

1996-06

Reference Code

PC001.01.TMP.056-B

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

13 x 16 7/8 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Lowell (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Whitney & Son (Photographer)

Material Type

albumen prints
photographs
photographic prints

Description Level

Item

Location Note

OVP 5613

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