Remnant of Railroad Bridge at Bridgeport.

Photograph

Grover Center: Museum & Historical Society

Print, Photographic

Name/Title

Remnant of Railroad Bridge at Bridgeport.

Description

Black & White photo of a damaged railroad bridge showing 8 bridge abutements; track totally destroyed on first 4 abutements; debris scattered about; in left foreground is a man's figure; he is wearing a hat, standing on a piece of timber and looking at the damage; in the background,a across the river, there appears to be an encampment; sand spit and additional debris also visible in part of print foreground; mounted on a pasteboard 11-1/2" x 9-1/2" one of 5 similar prints one of which (1986.001.011) marked in pencil "Photographed by Abraham Peaslee/son of William Jenkins Peaslee" Pencil inscription on mount identifies as "remnant of railroad bridge at Bridgeport" Paper

Collection

H.C. Morrison

Acquisition

Accession

1986.001

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Abraham Peaslee

Notes

Date: 1861-1865

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

August 30, 2001

Update Date

January 6, 2024