Rip Van Winkle Bridge Photographs
name: label: Creator
content: New York Department of Public Works
label: Former owner
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Engineering and Industry
label: Former owner
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
label: Former owner
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
topic: label: Topic
content: Bridges -- New York (State)
label: Topic
content: Construction
label: Topic
content: Bridge construction industry -- United States
label: Topic
content: Bridges -- Design and construction
label: Topic
content: Construction and civil engineering
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was purchased by the National Museum of American History, Division of Engineering and Industry (now called the Division of Work and Industry), 1984.
creator: label: Creator
content: New York Department of Public Works
setName: label: See more items in
content: Rip Van Winkle Bridge Photographs
abstract: label: Summary
content: Photographs that document the construction of the Rip Van Winkle Bridge in New York during various stages of construction, construction crews, and pier interiors.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: The Rip Van Winkle Bridge spans the Hudson River between Hudson and Catskill, New York.  It was built by the New York State Bridge Authority and opened July 2, 1935.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.3 Cubic feet (1 box, 90 photographs)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1933-1935
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Work and Industry, 2007.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1027
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Black-and-white photographs
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: This collection is arranged in one series.

Series 1, Photographs, 1933-1935
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Processed by Kiley Orchard, intern, 2008; supervised by Vanessa Broussard Simmons, archivist.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- 1930-1940
label: Genre/Form
content: Black-and-white photographs
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The State of New York, Department of Public Works, Division of Engineering, created this collection to document the construction of the Rip Van Winkle Bridge over the Hudson River at Catskill, New York, between 1933 and 1934.  Photographers represented are A.C. Dario, F.J. Hart, and A. McMahon.  The collection includes ninety photographs, captioned with the State of New York photograph number, subject, camera location or point of view, date, and remarks.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

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