View of Scaffolding Built For the Construction of Cabin John Bridge in Cabin John, Maryland (1859)

 

View of scaffolding built for the construction of Cabin John Bridge (also known as the Union Arch Bridge) in Cabin John, Maryland, c. 1859. The bridge was built as part of the Washington Aqueduct project. The dam in the foreground is holding up the waters of Cabin John Creek. Attributed to Titian Ramsay Peale.

Source: National Museum of American History.

View of an Early Wooden Pedestrian Bridge Over the C&O Canal in or Near Washington DC (1850s)

 

View of an early wooden pedestrian bridge over the C&O Canal in or near Washington, D.C., c. 1855-1860. Attributed to Titian Ramsay Peale. A person appears to be sitting under the bridge on the towpath at left.

Source: National Museum of American History.

Hand-Colored Stereoview of a Buffalo and New York City Railroad Bridge Over the Genesee River Near Portage, New York (1860)

Hand-colored stereoview of a Buffalo and New York City Railroad bridge over the Genesee River near Portage, New York, c. 1860. By the New York Stereoscopic Company.

Source: New York Public Library.

Glass Stereoview of the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge Across the Niagara River Connecting New York with Ontario (1850′s/1860′s)

Glass stereoview of the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge across the Niagara River connecting New York with Ontario, c. 1850′s/1860′s. Niagara Falls is visible in the background.

Source: New York Public Library.

View of Construction of the Echo Bridge Over the Charles River Near Needham, Massachusetts (1876)

View of construction of the Echo Bridge over the Charles River near Needham, Massachusetts, August 17, 1876.

Source: New York Public Library.

Daguerreotype View of Recife, Brazil (1851)

Daguerreotype view of Recife, Brazil, 1851. By Charles DeForest Fredericks.

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View of Traffic on Turnpike Bridge in Lawrence, Kansas (1867)

View of traffic on Turnpike Bridge in Lawrence, Kansas, 1867. The darkroom used to develop this photograph is possibly visible on the back of the wagon on the left. By Alexander Gardner. Animated stereoview.

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View of a Recently Destroyed Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad Bridge Over the North Anna River in Virginia (1864)

View of a recently destroyed Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad bridge over the North Anna River in Virginia, May 25, 1864. By Timothy O'Sullivan. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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Union Soldiers Guarding the Chesterfield Bridge Over the North Anna River in Virginia (1864)

Union soldiers guarding the Chesterfield Bridge over the North Anna River in Virginia, May 23, 1864. By Timothy O'Sullivan. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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Union Soldiers Posing With Two Cannon in the Lower Battery Which Protected Chain Bridge in Washington, D.C. (1861)

Union soldiers posing with two cannon in the lower battery which protected Chain Bridge in Washington, D.C., 1861.

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View of People Posing in the Interior of the Carriageway of the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge

View of people posing in the interior of the carriageway of the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge which spanned the Niagara River connecting New York with Ontario, c. 1860's. By E. & H. T. Anthony & Company. Animated stereoview.

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View of the Buffalora Bridge Over the Ticino River Which Was Partially Destroyed by Austrian Forces During the Second Italian War of Independence (1859)

View of the Buffalora Bridge over the Ticino River which was partially destroyed by Austrian forces during the Second Italian War of Independence, Italy, 1859. The bridge connected the Italian provinces of Lombardy and Piedmont. Animated stereoview.

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Color Autochrome Photographs of Claude Monet in His Garden at Giverny (1917-1921)

 Color autochrome of Claude Monet posing in the garden in front of his house in Giverny, France, 1921. Source.

Variation of the first photograph. Source.

Monet in his garden posing in front of his famous bridge, c. 1917. Source.

Another view of Monet his garden at the water lily pool, c. 1917. Source.

Color autochrome photographs of Claude Monet in his garden at his house in Giverny by Étienne Clémentel.

View of a Covered Bridge Spanning the Schuylkill River in Reading, Pennsylvania (1854)

View of a covered bridge spanning the Schuylkill River in Reading, Pennsylvania, 1854. By the Langenheim Brothers. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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Two Men Standing at the Entrance to a Railroad Bridge Near Williamsport, Pennsylvania (1854)

Two men standing at the entrance to a railroad bridge of the Elmira and Williamsport Railroad near Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 1854. By the Langenheim Brothers. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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Union Troops Constructing a Bridge Over Rappahannock River in Fauquier Sulphur Springs, Virginia (1862)

Union troops constructing a bridge over north fork of the Rappahannock River in Fauquier Sulphur Springs, Virginia, August 1862. By Timothy O'Sullivan. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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View of Carriage and Pedestrian Traffic on London Bridge (1896)

View of carriage and pedestrian traffic on London Bridge over the Thames River, London, c. 1896. Published by Strohmeyer and Wyman. Animated stereoview.

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Photographs of Spectators Viewing a Derailed Train in Bangor, Maine (1871)

The interior of one of the train cars.

Photographs of spectators viewing the wreckage of a derailed train in Bangor, Maine, 1871. By A. K. Dole. Animated stereoview.

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Time-lapse Comparison of Daguerreotype Views of the Seine River in Paris (1839)

Animated time-lapse of the photographs.

Detail view of the animated time-lapse.

Two daguerreotype views taken along the Seine River in Paris by an unknown photographer in 1839, which was the year that the discovery of photography  was announced to the world. The first image is an animated time-lapse comparison of the photographs. A number of people can be observed on the far side of the river, some of whom seemed to have not moved very much between photographs.

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Time-lapse Daguerreotypes Showing the Pont Neuf Bridge in the Process of Being Rebuilt (1852)

Time-lapse daguerreotypes showing the Pont Neuf bridge in Paris in the process of being rebuilt, c. 1852.

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