Section of fallen girders

Board of Trade1879/1880

National Library of Scotland
Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Photograph of fallen girders of the collapsed first Tay Bridge, apparently drawn up on the shore to await salvage, with two men in a boat at lower left.

[Shelfmark Phot.la.17 - Image 63 of 91]

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Title: Section of fallen girders
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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