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Delaware River Bridge Construction Photographs

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Title	Delaware River Bridge Construction Photographs
Identifier	SC Photo 0007
Corporate author	Delaware River Bridge Joint Commission
Personal author	George A. Wonfor (Photographer)
Publisher	Delaware River Bridge Joint Commission of Pennsylvania and New Jersey?
Publication date	1921-1926
Note	The report is a presentation copy that was given to Edward Martin. Martin was a member of the Commission and Auditor General of Pennsylvania at the time of the bridge's construction. He later served as both Governor and United States Senator for Pennsylvania.
Subject	Delaware River Bridge; Benjamin Franklin Bridge (Philadelphia, Pa.); American Bridge Company; American Cable Company, Inc.; Bethlehem Steel Company; New York Shipbuilding Corporation; Keystone State Construction Company; Bridges--Delaware River (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.); Bridges--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.; Bridges--New Jersey--Camden.; Bridges--Design and construction.; Bridges--Iron and steel. Suspension bridges.; Caissons.
Physical description	The collection is divided into two series. The photographs (Series I) are individually filed in polyester film sleeves held together in two three-ring binder boxes labeled Album 1 and Album 2 along with the black bound 21 page report (Series II).

Title	Page 1
Identifier	SC Photo 0007 001
PDF	Delaware_River_B 1.pdf
Full text	Delaware River Bridge Construction Photographs 1921 - 1926 Held by Special Collections, Linderman Library Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015 Call No.: SCPhoto 00007 2 Boxes; 208 Photographs 1 linear foot Abstract: Delaware River Bridge (also known as the Benjamin Franklin Bridge from 1956) construction photographs (circa 1921-1926) contain 208 photographs and one fiscal report dated 1928. Each of these items relate to the Delaware River Bridge connecting Philadelphia, PA to Camden, N.J. The subjects of the photographs are various on site construction views, several artist's renderings of the proposed bridge and some neighborhood demolition views. An annual report of 21 pages by the Joint Commissioners of the project includes statistics as to vehicular use of the finished bridge and revenue generated ending December 31,1928. The collection was acquired by Lehigh University's Special Collections in April 2008. Contact Information: Special Collections Linderman Library Lehigh University SC Photo 00007 Delaware River Bridge Eage 1 of 27

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