Article ID: CBB276350033

The Other Literature of Bridge Building (1989)

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Darnell, Victor C. (Author)


IA. The Journal of the Society for Industrial Archeology
Volume: 15
Issue: 2
Pages: 40-56


Publication Date: 1989
Edition Details: THEME ISSUE: BRIDGES
Language: English

Fabricators' catalogs and the reports and brochures of consulting engineers are a little-known source of data for the study of bridge history in the United States. This literature, ephemeral and, with few exceptions, given away instead of distributed through regular commercial channels, has received scant attention. Hitchcock's American Architectural Books . . . before 1895 has no pertinent items later than 1869, while Romaine's A Guide to American Trade Catalogs, 1744-1900 lists only nine. This paper traces the literature's development, describes examples, and contains a checklist of those issued in the 19th century, with a selected list for the period 1901 to 1940. The publications of trade associ- ations and iron and steel mills are discussed briefly as they, too, offer information for the study of the history of bridges.

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Article Emory L. Kemp; Jet Lowe (1989) The Fabric of Historic Bridges. IA. The Journal of the Society for Industrial Archeology (pp. 3-22). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Kemp, Emory L.
Darnell, Victor C.
Louis W. Potts
Josep Maria Pons-Poblet
Gray Fitzsimons
Eric DeLony
Concepts
Industrial archaeology
Bridges
Civil engineering
Bridges--Design and construction
Railroads
Bridges, Truss
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
21st century
Places
United States
Canada
San Francisco (California)
Seattle (Washington, U.S.)
Manitoba (Canada)
Spain
Institutions
Pennsylvania Railroad
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company
Berlin Iron Bridge Company
U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Park Service, Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record
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