George Washington Bridge Cables
Rating
Title
George Washington Bridge Cables
Creator
Richie, Robert Yarnall, 1908-1984
Date
1933
Date (EDTF)
1933
Decade
1930-1939
Part Of
Robert Yarnall Richie photograph collection
Series
Series 6: Negatives and Color Transparencies Negative Series: 0050
Place
New York , New York
Description
The George Washington Bridge crosses the Hudson River between Manhattan and Palisades , New Jersey. The construction of the bridge started in 1927 and the bridge was first opened to the public 1931. Designed by architect and engineer Othmar Ammann , it was the longest suspension bridge ever being built at the time. Source : George Washington Bridge , Port Authority of New York and New Jersey , http://www.panynj.gov/bridges-tunnels/gwb-history.html
Notes
[Handwritten on negative sleeve] 50 ; George Washington Bridge Cables
Related Resources
Finding aid part 1 : https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/taro/smu/00166/smu-00166.html Finding aid part 2 : http://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/taro/smu/00168/smu-00168.html
Authorized Subject Terms
Suspension bridges New York (State)--New York--George Washington Bridge
Physical Description
1 negative : film , black and white ; 12.8 x 17.6 cm
Form/Genre
Film negatives
Digital Resource Type
Image
Digitization Date
Digitized: 2011
Digital Format
Displayed as .jp2; uploaded as .jpg
Archival File Resolution
Archival scan: 8186 w x 6094 h pixels, 48-bit RGB
Digitization Process
Digitization process: Scanned using an Epson 750 as 1200 ppi, 48-bit, RGB, .tif; service master changed to black and white, hues and contrast adjusted, and cropped; derivative resampled to 3000 pixels on the long edge, 24-bit .jpg
Physical Location
Cabinet 1 ; Drawer 1
Call Number
Ag1982.0234
Upload File Name
ag1982_0234_0050_03_bridge_sm_opt.jpg
Archival File Name(s)
ag1982_0234_0050_03_bridge.tif ; ag1982_0234_0050_03_bridge_sm.tif
Digital Collection
Robert Yarnall Richie Photograph Collection
Library
DeGolyer Library
Publisher
SMU Libraries
Rights
This item may be protected by copyright law. Please cite the DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University as the source of this file. For more information contact degolyer@smu.edu.
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