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Date:: 1929-06-21
Description:: Image #471 (2.75" x 4.5"): "Progress. Ready to place the last 87 1/6" bottom chord section."; Image #472 (2.75" x 4.5"): "6-21-29. Ready for the last or closing bottom chord sections."; Image #473 (4.5" x 2.75"): "6-21-29. From below. West cantilever, below. East cantilever, above.";Three 4.5" x 2.75" B/W photos numbered 471, 472, 473

Date:: 1929-06-21
Description:: Image #474 (4.5" x 2.75"): "6-21-29. Erecting the last bottom chord section L19' L21', north truss, east half of suspended span."; Image #475 (2.75" x 4.5"): "6-21-29. Connecting the closing bottom chord at L21'."; Image #476 (2.75" x 4.5"): "6-21-29. Closing B.C. joint L21'. Note 6" [diameter] pin and slotted hole with 7" movement for adjustment, temperature, etc.";Three 4.5" x 2.75" B/W photos numbered 474, 475, 476

Date:: 1929-06-21
Description:: Unnumbered Image (5" x 7"): "Progress - Cooper River Span, June 21, 1929 at 4:30 P.M. First closing bottom chord in place.";One 5" x 7" B/W photo

Date:: 1929-06-21, 1929-06-22
Description:: Image #477 (2.75" x 4.5"): "6-21-29. U22 L22 = CL [center line] of span. Closing bottom chord, north truss, in place."; Image #478 (2.75" x 4.5"): "6-21-29. Progress."; Image #479 (2.75" x 4.5"): "6-22-29. Driving pin in L21 - East (See 476). This pin was later removed so that no shear could be transferred between the two cantilevers."; Image #480 (2.75" x 4.5"): "6-22-29. Both closing bottom chords in place, and pins driven, but not yet connected to hangers. See 482.";Four 4.5" x 2.75" B/W photos numbered 477, 478, 479, 480

Date:: 1929-06-22, 1929-06-24
Description:: Image #481 (4.5" x 2.75"): "6-22-29. Stairs from L16 to U17, east side only."; Image #482 (2.75" x 4.5"): "6-22-29. Closing chord L19 L21 east with pin driven at L21. Note how chord is arched and still not connected to hanger at L20. (Gap = 6")."; Image #483 (2.75" x 4.5"): "6-24-29. Same as above, after jacking near side down 6 1/8" and far side up 11 13/16", making total vertical movement at pin of 17 15/16". Note hanger being connected - chord is now straight.";Three 4.5" x 2.75" B/W photos numbered 481, 482, 483

Date:: 1929-06-27, 1929-06-25
Description:: Image #484 (2.75" x 4.5"): "6-25-29. Progress. Last verticals, U21 L21, east, have been erected. (Looking north)."; Image #485 (2.75" x 4.5"): "6-27-29. (Looking south). Showing complete suspended span (note portal bracing b'tn. end posts) cantilevered from ends of cantilever arms (which also have portal bracing between last diagonals L16 U17)."; Image #486 (2.75" x 4.5"): "6-27-29. Progress. All truss members in place.";Three 4.5" x 2.75" B/W photos numbered 484, 485, 486

Date:: 1929-06-27
Description:: Image #487 (4.5" x 2.75"): "6-27-29. From U10 east (over Pier9) looking over top chord, just before erecting the closing top chords at middle of suspended span."; Image #490 (2.75" x 4.5"): "6-27-29. Hydraulic hand pumps set up at U17."; Image #491 (2.75" x 4.5"): "Erecting the first closing top chord U20' U22. U20 at right. U22, at left, = CL [center line] 1050ft. span.";Three 4.5" x 2.75" B/W photos numbered 487, 490, 491

Date:: 1929-06-27
Description:: Image #488 (4.5" x 2.75"): "6-27-29. Bottom chord jacking device at L17. 500-Ton hydraulic jack in place in end of cantilever arm bottom chord. Note eye-bar hangers supporting end of suspended span thru 10" [diameter] pin."; Image #492 (2.75" x 4.5"): "6-27-29. Entering closing top chord at U22. Note gap in truss at left for closing member."; Image #493 (2.75" x 4.5"): "6-27-29. Same as 492.";Three 4.5" x 2.75" B/W photos numbered 488, 492, 493

Date:: 1929-06-28
Description:: Image #494 (2.75" x 4.5"): "6-28-29. Connected."; Image #495 (2.75" x 4.5"): "6-28-29. See 451. Jacking stick and 1 1/4" [diameter] steel 'hog-rodding' cables used to straighten L14 U15, at left. No strain from jacking on member at right."; Image #496 (4.5" x 2.75"): "6-28-29. Another view of L14 U15 with jacking device attached. Note 1 1/2" [diameter] steamboat ratchet (lower left) to take slack out of hog-rod cables before jacking.";Three 4.5" x 2.75" B/W photos numbered 494, 495, 496

Date:: 1929-06-28
Description:: Unnumbered Image (5" x 7"): "Progress - Cooper River Span, June 28, 1929 at 4:30 P.M. Suspended span ready to be freed from its cantilever condition and swung as a simple truss span, which was done on Sat., June 29, 1929, starting at 8 A.M. and being completed at 3: P.M.";One 5" x 7" B/W photo

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