bridge

Photograph

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Lacey Museum

Name/Title

bridge

Entry/Object ID

2012-002-0811.117b

Description

Black and white negative of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge under construction. In the foreground are trees. In the middle distance is the East Tower and further back is another tower. Suspension cables are strung between the towers. The far shore is visible in the background. There is a white border on all sides, and in the bottom border is "#2010" and "1/20/40". The negative is inserted, along with a print of the image, into a cream colored envelope that has typed "January 20, 1940 Narrows Bridge at Tacoma Base of eastern tower from the shore". Stamped is "2010" and "indexed".

Made/Created

Date made

1940

Notes

Medium: Photographic Emulsion

Lexicon

Search Terms

Tacoma Narrows Bridge

Dimensions

Height

2-3/4 in

Width

4-1/2 in