Forth Bridge illustrations 1886-1887
(10) Detail of top member joint
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| Description | Photograph of detail of top member joint. This picture is exclusively a detail one, and should therefore only be selected by those anxious to become familiar with the method adopted of connecting tubes and girders at their various junctions. The joint illustrated is junction of vertical column with top member, together with a strut and tie. Dimensions of the various members are given elsewhere. They are here represented by 4.3/4 in. 6 in. 3 in. and 7 respectively. The member is shown upside down, this being the position in which it was built in the yard. Transcription from: Philip Phillips, 'The Forth Railway Bridge', Edinburgh, 1890. |
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| Description | 40 black-and-white photographs capturing the construction of the Forth Bridge by Glasgow-based Sir William Arrol & Co. Close-up and distance views of superstructure, cantilevers, lifting platforms and viaduct. Taken at weekly or fortnightly intervals from 1886-1887 by Philip Phillips, son of one of the contractors. Silver gelatin prints. |
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| Shelfmark | RB.l.229 |
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| Description | Photographs showing the building of the Forth Bridge, taken from 1886-1887, and the Tay Bridge after its collapse in 1879. |
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