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Date:: 1929
Description:: Cooper River Bridge, Vol. 1, 1928 - 1929, Record By E.L. Durkee, Property of Beth Steel Co., Eastern District ;Album Cover, 7.25" x 12"

Date:: 1929
Description:: A Photographic Record of the Construction of the Cooper River Bridge; Charleston, South Carolina - 1928-29; Volume I; Showing the erection of the West or Charleston approach, the Town Creek Cantilever Span, the Drum Island Viaduct, and the Deck Truss Spans in the Cooper River. Steel for viaducts furnished by the Virginia Bridge & Iron Co. Steel for truss spans furnished by McClintic-Marshall Co. All steel erected by McClintic-Marshall Co., Pottstown Erection Dep't. Small photos by E.L. Durkee. 5" x 7" Photos by James Smyth ("Irish").;Title Page, 6.75" x 10.125"

Date:: 1928-11-09
Description:: Image #1 (2.75" x 4.5"): "11-9-28. Building office in the Atlantic Coast Line R.R. Yard."; Image #2 (2.75" x 4.5"): "11-9-28. Erecting Span Traveler 'A' at and of West Approach, using 30 ton stiffleg derrick."; Image #3 (2.75" x 4.5"): "11-9-28. Raising boom for Span Traveler. Length of boom 100ft., & weight, 11 tons.";Three 4.5" x 2.75" B/W photos numbered 1, 2, 3

Date:: 1928-11-15
Description:: Unnumbered Images (7" x 5"): Caption under both photos: "Span Traveler 'A' erecting on the West Approach.";Two 5" x 7" B/W photos

Date:: 1928-11-15
Description:: Image #4 (4.5" x 2.75"): "11-15-28. High Boom! Minimum reach with main falls is about 5 ft. Note the slack backstays. Weight of traveler complete = 122 tons, including 31 ton; 150 HP gas. engine on the upper deck and 60 HP aux. gas hoist on platform below."; Unnumbered Image (5" x 7"): "Span traveler A erecting on the Charleston or West Approach. Rear boom of traveler not yet erected.";One 4.5" x 2.75" B/W photo and one 5" x 7" B/W photo. Smaller photo numbered 4.

Date:: 1928-11-15
Description:: Image #5 (4.5" x 2.75"): "11-15-28. Front view of Span Traveler on the Charleston Approach."; Unnumbered Image (5" x 7"): "Erecting steel viaduct bent at 97 ft. reach.";One 4.5" x 2.75" B/W photo and one 5" x 7" B/W photo. Smaller photo numbered 5

Date:: 1928-11-15 and 1928-11-22
Description:: Unnumbered Image (5" x 7"): "Unloading girders from R.R. cars and loading onto trucks on top of viaduct, to be pushed out to traveler by an 8 ton gasoline locomotive (extreme left.) Max-load handled = 97 ft. girder weighing 16 tons up 6% grade. Stiffleg derrick S.O. H383 - Capacity 30 tons. 70 ft. boom."; Image #6 (4.5" x 2.75"): "11-15-28. Rear view of Span Traveler on West Appr. 8 ton Vulcan gasoline locomotive in foreground.";One 4.5" x 2.75" B/W photo and one 5" x 7" B/W photo. Smaller photo numbered 6.

Date:: 1928-12-02
Description:: Images #8, 10, 12 (2.75" x 4.5"): Caption under all photos: Dec. 2, 1928. Three views of pneumatic caisson for anchor pier #10, Cooper River Span, which tilted to an angle 29 [degrees] from the vertical. Seven negro 'sand-hogs' trapped and drowned.";Three 4.5" x 2.75" B/W photos numbered 8, 10, 12

Date:: 1928-12-03
Description:: Image #13 (4.5" x 2.75"): "12-3-28. Span 10 W completed and erecting bent 8 W."; Image #15 (4.5" x 2.75"): "Charleston Viaduct completed to span 10 W. Looking west. 12-3-28."; Image #16 (4.5" x 2.75"): "12-3-28 Driving piles for false work footings under the west anchor arm of the Town Creek Span. Anchor Pier #1 in foreground. Main Pier #2 in background, elev. 134 ft.";Three 4.5" x 2.75" B/W photos numbered 13, 15, 16

Date:: 1928-12-13 and 1928-12-04
Description:: Image #14 (2.75" x 4.5"): "12-4-28. Progress. Complete to span 9W."; Image #19 (2.75" x 4.5"): "12-13-29. Complete to 5W and erecting bent 3W."; Images #17, 18 (2.75" x 4.5"): "12-8-28. Wreck on West Approach after runaway of 14 ton girder which pushed locomotive down grade ahead of it.";Four 4.5" x 2.75" B/W photos numbered 14, 17, 18, 19

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