File:Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, Victoria Bridge, now constructing across the St. Lawrence River at Montreal.jpg
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editGrand Trunk Railway of Canada, Victoria Bridge, now constructing across the St. Lawrence River at Montreal ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
S. Russel |
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Title |
Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, Victoria Bridge, now constructing across the St. Lawrence River at Montreal title QS:P1476,en:"Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, Victoria Bridge, now constructing across the St. Lawrence River at Montreal"
label QS:Len,"Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, Victoria Bridge, now constructing across the St. Lawrence River at Montreal"
label QS:Les,"Ferrocarril Grand Trunk del Canadá, el Puente Victoria, ahora la construcción a través del río San Lorenzo en Montreal"
label QS:Lfr,"Le chemin de fer du Grand Tronc, pont Victoria, construction au-dessus du fleuve Saint-Laurent, à Montréal"
label QS:Lde,"Grand Trunk Railway von Kanada, Victoria-Brücke, errichtet nun über den St. Lawrence River in Montreal"
label QS:Lnl,"Grand Trunk Spoorweg van Canada, Victoria Brug, nu onder constructie over de St. Lawrence Rivier bij Montreal" |
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Object type |
painting object_type QS:P31,Q3305213 |
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Date |
1854 date QS:P571,+1854-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Medium |
ink and watercolor on paper lithograph medium QS:P186,Q133036 |
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Dimensions |
height: 38.2 cm (15 in); width: 80.5 cm (31.6 in) dimensions QS:P2048,38.2U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,80.5U174728 |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q1128578 |
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Credit line | purchase of Mason and Woods Christie | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Inscriptions |
The text does not appear in this picture, which is a cropped version of the original. GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY OF CANADA. // VICTORIA BRIDGE, // NOW CONSTRUCTING ACROSS // THE RIVER OF ST. LAWRENCE AT MONTREAL. // Connecting by Railway // CANADA // WITH // THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. // N.B. This view shews [sic] but half the Bridge, the opening through which is seen the town of Montreal being the centre. // ENGINEERS __ ROBERT STEPHENSON, ESQ M.P. AND ALEXANDER MCKENZIE ROSS ESQ // CONTRACTORS __ MESSrs PETO, BRASSY, BETTS & JACKSON. Text left: DRAWN & LITHd BY S. RUSSELL
Text right: DAY & SON LITHrs TO THE QUEEN
Text bottom left: Total length of Tube - 6138 feet // D" - D" of Abutments - 484 feet // D" - D" of Embankments - 2368 feet // Making a total length of 8988 feets // --- // Weight of Iron in Tubes - 10400 tons // Quantity of Masonry - 37500000 Cubic Feet // // LONDON PUBLISHED BY S. RUSSEL OCT 1854 Text bottom right: Height above water of underside of Tube at centre opening - 60 feet // D" - D" at Abutments - 36 feet // Depth of Tube at centre of Bridge - 21 feet // D" - D" at Abutments - 18.5 feet // Width of Tube throughout - 16 feet // --- // The Bridge was commenced in the spring of 1854. Seal bottom right: E Pluribus Unum
Seal of the United States of America Coat of arms bottom leftCoat of Arms of the Province of Canada(?) |
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Source/Photographer | McCord Museum |
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Software used | Microsoft Windows Live Photo Gallery14.0.8117.416 |
File change date and time | 13:36, 27 March 2011 |
Unique image ID | 05B192854E5642E0B7BCCB99269A8344 |