Grand Island Iron Bridge over Missouri River at St. Joseph Photos (3), 1875 - Photo of the Toll House at end of the Bridge,

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

Grand Island Bridge Toll House, 1875 (1)

Name/Title

Grand Island Iron Bridge over Missouri River at St. Joseph Photos (3), 1875 - Photo of the Toll House at end of the Bridge,

Entry/Object ID

P1994.1H.110

Description

Grand Island Iron Bridge over Missouri River at St. Joseph Photos (3), 1875. b/w. Copy of early photo by D.S. Mitchell of the Grand Island Iron Bridge spanning the Missouri River at St. Joseph, Missouri to Elwood, Kansas. This was a toll bridge that provided for pedestrian, wagon, and rail traffic, Photo of the Toll House at end of the Bridge, with a man standing at "ticket" window and another man seated in chair in front. Bridge visible behind toll house. Handwritten at the bottom "Toll House & Iron Bridge, St. Joseph, Mo. from Mo. side. D.S. Mitchell Photographer" At top "1875" Same as 84.21.2831 (Cook Camera Files). Typed on back: "The Great Iron Bridge Across the Missouri, Built 1873 at a cost of 710,000 dollars. Financed by a bond issue of the City of St. Joseph, Missouri. Lost to the financial manipulations of railroad magnate and robber baron Jay Gould on June 16, 1879" Original digital scan located on History CD 03.

Made/Created

Artist

D. S. Mitchell

Date made

1875

Place

City

St. Joseph

State/Province

Missouri

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Bridges

Search Terms

Grand Island Bridge, Great Iron Bridge, Missouri River

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Apr 2, 2020

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

AM2020.001.00041