Object Details
Variant company name
the Phoenix Bridge Works and Phoenix Iron Works were located in Phoenixville, PA
Company Name
Phoenix Bridge Co.
Related companies
Phoenix Iron Co.
Date
1800s
Record ID
SILNMAHTL_32232
Type of material
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Notes content
two items OVERSIZE ; "Albums of Designs by the Phoenix Bridge Co." (editions from 1885 and 1888): through-span bridges, deck span bridges, draw bridges, viaducts, highway bridges (includes photos of the Harlem River Bridge in NYC ; elevated railroad tracks around the boroughs of NYC ; the Susquehanna River Bridge and the Schukill River Bridge in PA ; the Catskill Bridge
Includes
Trade catalog and manual
Black and white images
Physical description
2 pieces; 2 boxes
Place
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Location
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source
Smithsonian Libraries
Topic (Romaine term)
Bridges
Foundries; supplies and equipment
Iron and steel products (castings; sheet steel; steel wire; wire rope; pig iron and structural steel products )
Mills and milling supplies
Topic
Bridge construction industry
Foundries
Iron industry and trade
Milling machinery
Steel industry and trade
Record ID
SILNMAHTL_32232