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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:: 1929-01-01 and 1928-12-13
Description:: Image #22 (2.75" x 4.5"): "12-13-28. Driving Piles for dock at anchor pier #4."; Image #24 (2.75" x 4.5"): "12-23-28. Charleston Approach completed. Looking east toward Town Creek Span."; Image #25 (4.5" x 2.75"): "1-1-29. Assembling steel falsework bents preparatory to erection of the west anchor arm - Town Creek Span. Pier 2 at right.";Three 4.5" x 2.75" B/W photos numbered 22, 24, 25

Date:: 1929-01-03
Description:: Image #26 (2.75" x 4.5"): " 1-3-29. Erecting first bottom chord section, L0L2, west anchor arm."; Image #27 (4.5" x 2.75"): "1-3-29. Steel falsework bent under L2, west anchor arm. connecting first bottom chord."; Image # 28 (2.75" x 4.5"): "1-2-29. Faslework footing #2 under panel point L4 - west anchor arm.;Three 4.5" x 2.75" B/W photos numbered 26, 27, 28

Date:: 1929-01-01 and 1929-01-03
Description:: Image #29 (4.5" x 2.75"): "1-1-29."; Image #30 (4.5" x 2.75"): "1-3-29." ; Image #31 (4.5" x 2.75"): "1-3-29." Caption under all pictures: "Erecting steel material tower on deck at Pier 4, Town Creek Span, with an 80 ft. boom used first as a gin pole and then as a 'basket boom.' See 32 and 33 for detail of basket support.";Three 4.5" x 2.75" B/W photos numbered 29, 30, 31

Date:: 1929-01-01 and 1929-01-06
Description:: Image #32 (2.75" x 4.5"): "1-1-29. Base of boom in Chicago heel and 'basket', used as gin pole on dock at Pier 4."; Image #33 (2.75" x 4.5"): "1-3-29. Base of "basket boom', showing details of support."; Image #36 (4.5" x 2.75"): "1-6-29. West Approach from America St. looking east, before street was paved. (See 271.)";Three 4.5" x 2.75" B/W photos numbered 32, 33, 36

Date:: 1929-01-10
Description:: Image #37 (2.75" x 4.5"): "1-10-29. West Approach, looking west. From top of traveler on west anchor arm of Town Creek Span."; Image #41 (2.75" x 4.5"): "1-10-29. Joint L2, Town Creek Span. Note front bearing of traveler. Tie down rods have been removed and cable used at this particular point only."; Image #40 (2.75" x 4.5"): "1-10-29. Erecting bottom chord L2L4.";Three 4.5" x 2.75" B/W photos numbered 37, 40, 41

Date:: 1929-01-13 and 1929-01-10
Description:: Image #38 (4.5" x 2.75"): "1-10-29."; Image #42 (4.5" x 2.75"): "1-13-29"; Caption under photos 38 & 42: "Timber Stair Tower, 12' x 16' in plan, and 110 ft. high. Eleven flights of stairs, each 10 ft. rise, of 12 steps each. Set up at bent 3W and braced to same at the 3rd points."; Image #43 (4.5" x 2.75"): "1-13-29"; Looking east toward Town Creek from Stair Tower. Material tower at Pier 4, on west bank of Drum Island, in the distance.";Three 4.5" x 2.75" B/W photos numbered 38, 42, 43

Date:: 1929-01-13
Description:: Image #44 (4.5" x 2.75"): "1-13-29. Span Traveler A entering the west anchor arm, Town Creek Span. Blocking up to change from gauge of 19' 6", as used on viaduct, to 18' 0", the gauge of truss span stringers. Trusses 24' 0" c. to c."; Image #45 (4.5" x 2.75"): "1-13-29. Front view of #44."; Image #46 (4.5" x 2.75"): "1-13-29. Looking east across Town Creek at Piers 2 & 3. Material tower 130 ft. high is opposite Pier 4. Piers 5, 6, 7 and 8, in Cooper River, in the distance.";Three 4.5" x 2.75" B/W photos numbered 44, 45, 46

Date:: 1929-01-18
Description:: Image #49 (2.75" x 4.5"): "1-18-29. West anchor arm, Town Creek Span. Bottom chord erected to L6."; Image #50 (2.75" x 4.5"): "1-18-29. Erecting top chord U3U5."; Image #51 (4.5" x 2.75"): "1-18-29. Material Tower has erected Anchor Bent on Pier 4 (left), and Bent 1 D of Drum Island Approach (right) with temporary tower bracing b't'n. viaduct traveler trusses, assembled, on lighter at left. (See 57)";Three 4.5" x 2.75" B/W photos numbered 49, 50, 51

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