williamhenryjackson

We've done a bit of research here at MOPA regarding this photograph, and wanted to share what we've learned. The photograph appears to show the second bridge constructed over Dale Creek (near Laramie, Wyoming) for the Union Pacific Railroad. This iron bridge was constructed in 1876, to replace the original 1868 wooden structure. What we find particularly interesting about this photograph--besides the very delicate appearance of this immense structure--is that it shows two men standing on the wires beneath the tracks in the middle of the bridge...over 100 feet above the creek bed!

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Compare with Brooklyn's photo taken back at the Colonnade.

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This photograph is part of the Indicommons.org "across the Commons" feature on the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition -- because we weren't done yet :)

Compare with Brooklyn's shot.

Taken from a second-floor in the entrance to the Electricity Building. Note the electric lights and the column on the right. Also, we're above the level of the street lamps. The figure on the right is not an oddly still pedestrian, it's the statue of Benjamin Franklin mounted in the building's entry way.

There is great feeling and depth to your photo The Field Museum Library, Im keen to license this photo along with a few others. Please contact me via artists@picsastock.com for details. Regards, Lendel Petersen.