Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the Ben Franklin Bridge Photograph Album

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1029
Dates:
1922-1926.
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.3 Cubic feet
1 box
Repository:
Sixty-six pages from a photograph album compiled by an anonymous photographer, documenting the Philadelphia-Camden or Delaware River Bridge, now called the Benjamin Franklin Bridge.

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Pages from a photograph album compiled by an anonymous photographer, documenting the Philadelphia-Camden or Delaware River Bridge, now called the Benjamin Franklin Bridge. The album includes images of a parade celebrating the beginning of construction of the bridge, demolition of buildings to make room for the bridge, the construction, the machinery, the caissons, and the celebration of completion. The Chief Engineer, Ralph Modjeski, is also depicted. The images contain detailed captions.

Arrangement

Arrangement
Collection is arranged into one series.

Administration

Author
Alison Oswald
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection purchased in 1987.
Custodial History
Collection transferred from the Division of Work and Industry to the Archives Center in 2007.
Processing Information
Collection processed by the Division of Work and Industry.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Preferred Citation
Ben Franklin Bridge Photograph Album, 1922-1926, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Benjamin Franklin Bridge (Philadelphia, Pa.) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Suspension bridges Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photograph albums -- 20th century Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Philadelphia (Pa.) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ceremonies -- United States Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Camden (N.J.) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Bridges -- Pennsylvania Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Modjeski, Ralph, 1861-1940 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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