Collapsed Falls View Bridge (29)

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Title
Collapsed Falls View Bridge (29)
Description
en-CA On January 27, 1938 an ice jam, exerting enormous pressure on the abutments of the Falls View Bridge, caused it to collapse onto the ice bridge below. The Brock Hotel is the tallest building pictured in the top left on the Canadian side of the gorge.
Identifier
http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?b=1&ref=oo&id=366940
Creator
Unknown
Type
Still Image
Is Part Of
Francis J. Petrie Collection
Extent
4.5" by 2.5"
Medium
black and white photograph
Provenance
Petrie Collection
Date
1938
Subject
Bridges - Fallsview/Honeymoon/Upper Steel Arch
Winter Scenes - Niagara
Niagara River - Ice
Source
Niagara Falls (Ont.) Public Library
Spatial Coverage
Canada - Ontario
number
D504171
Format
Black and white photograph
Date Created
2012-08-15
Date Modified
2012-09-27