Name/Title
Covered Bridge, Edgerton, MO, Photos (7), 1940 & c. 1960Entry/Object ID
P1991.1H.188Description
Covered Bridge, Edgerton, MO, Photos (7), 1940 & c. 1960. b/w. Seven views of the Covered Bridge at Edgerton, Missouri as it looked in 1940 and then in 1960. Bridge on Platte County route KK, five miles west of Smithville. Includes news clipping from Kansas City Star, March 11, 1962 about covered bridges in the area with news photo of this bridge.
91.1H.188 = View of Bridge as seen from one end, looking down driving lane. Sign says Load Limit 3 Tons. Handwritten on back: "Edgerton, Mo. 1940"
91.1H.189 = View of Bridge from side showing one entrance. Boards missing from sidewall. Identified as "1940" on back.
91.1H.190 = Interior view, showing sidewall with missing boards. Man leaning over rail through one of the openings. c. 1960s.
91.1H.191 = Color photo of the Bridge, view from entrance, woman standing at edge of road (Maude Reynolds). c. 1960s, Reynolds photo.
91.1H.192 = View of bridge entrance. c. 1960s. Reynolds photo.
91.1H.193 = View of bridge interior. Woman (Maude Reynolds) walking into interior from opposite end. 1960s Reynolds photo.
91.1H.194 = View of river from opening in sidewall, woman (Maude Reynolds) standing inside looking out at river. 1960s Reynolds photo.
Original digital scan on History CD 01.Made/Created
Date made
1940 - 1960Place
City
FultonState/Province
MissouriNotes
Date: 1960Lexicon
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Covered Bridge, Egerton, MissouriProvenance
Notes
1960s photos taken by Don Reynolds, SJM staff photographer
