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The first bridge to span Niagara Falls...
The first bridge to span Niagara Falls...
Item # 704504
February 17, 1849
ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Feb. 17, 1849 The most interesting print is a nearly half page view captioned: "Construction Of The Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge--Basket Ferry & Temporary Towers". This was the very first bridge over Niagara Falls, this print showing the early stages of the construction showing the: "...basket ferry and temporary towers". This print is the same shown in a website on its construction. See the web for the interesting back story on this the first rope spanned the falls (was a boy's kite).
The back page also has a print of: "Davies's Fire Escape" with a related article.
Sixteen pages, very nice condition.
Category: Pre-Civil War
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