(NEW YORK CITY) Collection of bridge construction and mainte

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(NEW YORK CITY.) Collection of bridge construction and maintenance photographs. 202 photographs, most about 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches, in various processes including 7 cyanotypes, most laid down on scrapbook paper or original card mounts; many captioned, numbered, and/or dated in the mount or image; disbound from a series of albums and individually sleeved in modern binder with original album covers. New York, 1911-35 and undated

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These albums document construction, repairs and maintenance of several of the smaller bridges in New York City, including the 135th Street Bridge (9 photographs including one cyanotype, illustrated here, 1911-16) Eastern Boulevard-Ludlow Avenue Bridge (10 photographs, 1929-31) 145th Street Bridge (53 photographs including 6 cyanotypes, 1917-22 and possibly through 1940) Boston Road Bridge (30 photographs, 1926-29) Madison Avenue Bridge (53 photographs, 1918-35) and City Island Bridge (47 photographs, 1912-31). The photographs are not credited, but many may be the work of photographer Eugene de Salignac (1861-1943), who was with the Department of Bridges from 1906 to 1934. His work has been recognized in recent years for its uncommon artistry; see Carolyn Kleiner Butler's article, "It Felt Like a Real Discovery," in Smithsonian Magazine, September 2007. At least a handful date from after Salignac's retirement.