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 197 mm x width 287 mm, railway, tramway, rack railway, bridge, consequences of an earthquake, Mino–Owari earthquake 1891, A long metal truss bridge spans from the foreground to the background, showing repeating triangular framework and large vertical supports rising from the ground and water; the bridge sections slope and connect at different angles, with visible rivets and girders, and shadowed undersides above a mostly dry, textured riverbed; a solitary tree stands near the far bank, and distant foliage lines the horizon beneath a pale, empty sky.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B06_398

License type

Rights managed

Available size

52.3Mb (11.1Mb) / 16.8in x 12.1in / 5033 x 3632 (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 197 mm x width 287 mm railway tramway rack railway bridge consequences Mino–Owari earthquake 1891 long metal truss bridge spans foreground background showing repeating triangular framework large vertical supports rising ground water bridge sections slope connect different angles visible rivets girders shadowed undersides mostly dry textured riverbed solitary tree stands near far bank distant foliage lines horizon beneath pale empty sky