"Train on High Bridge over the Kentucky River," High Bridge, Kentucky, 1907
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A train passes over the Kentucky River at High Bridge, Kentucky, in this photograph taken about 1907. The cantilever-designed bridge stands nearly 300 feet over the river.
A train passes over the Kentucky River at High Bridge, Kentucky, in this photograph taken about 1907. The cantilever-designed bridge stands nearly 300 feet over the river.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1907
Subject Date
1907
Creators
Glover, L. S. (Lycurgus S.), 1858-1935
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Detroit
Creator Notes
Photographed by Lycurgus S. Glover. Published by the Detroit Publishing Co., Detroit, Michigan.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.DPC.019984
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Toning (Photography)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 6.625 in
Width: 9.5 in
Inscriptions
Handwritten in pencil on back: Length 1138 feet / Height above river 286 feet. / 4250- G / High Bridge and Kentucky River / High Bridge, KY Ink stamp on back: Copyright, 1907, By Detroit Publishing Co. Cropping marks in blue grease pencil.
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