Detail of men salvaging the wreckage of the Tay Bridge

Board of Trade1879/1880

Photograph of men in a boat salvaging wreckage of the collapsed first Tay Bridge, with other men standing on the harbour in the background.

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Title: Detail of men salvaging the wreckage of the Tay Bridge
Creator: Board of Trade
Date Created: 1879/1880
Location Created: Firth of Tay, Scotland
Subject Keywords: Tay Bridge, Scottish Bridges, Bridge Disasters, Railroad Disasters, Railroad Bridges
Rights: the physical item used to create this digital version is out of copyright
External Link: Click to access all Tay Bridge Enquiry photographs online with National Library of Scotland
Photographer: Board of Trade (commissioned by John Trayner)

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