View of construction of Victoria Falls Bridge from below, Zambezi River, crossing the border between Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe and Livingstone, Zambia

People:

Unknown (photographer)
Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company (compiler)

Title:

View of construction of Victoria Falls Bridge from below, Zambezi River, crossing the border between Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe and Livingstone, Zambia

Date:

1904

Description:

The object that is visible between the two bridgeheads is possibly a photomontage.

Form:
photographs

Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)

Technique and media:

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions:

comp.: 28.8 x 24 cm sheet: 30 x 25 cm

Reference number:

PH1988:0426:092

Inscription:

stamped - in purple ink on verso, c.: "PHOTOGRAPH [crossed out and handwritten in blue ink "COPY"] BY / T. GORECKI / COPYRIGHT / NORTHERN RHODESIA / INFORMATION DEPARTMENT / PLEASE ACKNOWLEGE" inscribed - handwritten in blue ink, on verso, c.: "763/C/1" inscribed - handwritten in graphite, on verso l.c.: "Construction of Vic Falls Bridge 1904 / Copy of old photo by Chester Dean. / (The dark object in the centre of picture / ?? part of construction work?)

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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