Caption

Collapsed railway bridge over the Nagara River in Japan after an earthquake, page, photomechanical print, Japan, cliché maker: Kazumasa Ogawa, after 1891-10-28 - in or before 1892, photographer, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 210 mm x width 266 mm, railway, tramway, rack railway, bridge, consequences of an earthquake, Mino–Owari earthquake 1891, A view through a metal truss bridge showing intersecting diagonal and horizontal beams forming repeating triangular patterns, riveted plates and girders, a central walkway with wooden planks and parallel rails, a man standing on the structure near the foreground facing away, layered arch-like openings framing the bridge interior, water visible beyond the bridge on either side, and distant vegetation along the far bank.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B06_394

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49.1Mb (10.9Mb) / 15.4in x 12.3in / 4634 x 3702 (300dpi)

Keywords

Collapsed railway bridge Nagara River Japan earthquake page photomechanical print cliché maker Kazumasa Ogawa 1891-10-28 - 1892 photographer paper collotype photoprint height 210 mm x width 266 mm railway tramway rack railway bridge consequences Mino–Owari earthquake 1891 view metal truss bridge showing intersecting diagonal horizontal beams forming repeating triangular patterns riveted plates girders central walkway wooden planks parallel rails man standing structure near foreground facing away layered arch- openings framing bridge interior water visible beyond side distant vegetation far bank