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 230 mm x width 278 mm, railway, tramway, rack railway, bridge, consequences of an earthquake, Mino–Owari earthquake 1891, A large steel truss bridge spans from the foreground into the distance with visible riveted girders and latticework, angled support beams and curved arch elements, and a section of heavy diagonal braces in the right foreground; a sandy ground area beneath the bridge shows scattered debris and a cylindrical concrete block with a person standing beside it holding a bicycle or similar two-wheeled object; a utility pole rises at the left edge and a small tree is visible near it, while the sky above is empty.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B06_395

License type

Rights managed

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56.5Mb (11.3Mb) / 16.2in x 13.5in / 4860 x 4064 (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 230 mm x width 278 mm railway tramway rack railway bridge consequences Mino–Owari earthquake 1891 large steel truss spans foreground distance visible riveted girders latticework angled support beams curved arch elements section heavy diagonal braces right foreground sandy ground area beneath scattered debris cylindrical concrete block person standing beside holding bicycle two-wheeled object utility pole rises left edge small tree visible near sky empty