Hudson Valley

51481.

The Hudson from Tarrytown.

51501.

Mamaroneck, NY.

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May 13, 1924. At the junction of Church and Union Streets, looking across the River on the site of the proposed highway bridge.

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Dec. 21, 1925. Building the steel span over the New York Central tracks forming the eastern approach to the Poughkeepsie vehicular bridge from Union Street Bridge looking north.

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Dec. 21, 1925. Steel arch bridge over the New York Central tracks and forming the eastern approach to the Poughkeepsie vehicular bridge.

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Dec. 21, 1925.

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Dec. 21, 1925. Building the steel span over the New York Central tracks forming the eastern approach to the Poughkeepsie vehicular bridge.

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Dec. 21, 1925. Building the steel span over the New York Central tracks forming the eastern approach to the Poughkeepsie vehicular bridge. John up.

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Dec. 21, 1925. Steel arch bridge over the New York Central tracks and forming the eastern approach to the Poughkeepsie vehicular bridge. John in the foreground.

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May 2, 1926. Building the Poughkeepsie Highway Bridge looking West across Front Street to the foundations and timber work over anchorages.

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May 2, 1926. Building the Poughkeepsie Highway Bridge. On the extreme right the incline timbers are for the cableway leading into the cable anchorages 100 feet deep. At the foot of the railway track is a pile of “I” bars and at the extreme left a pile of finished steel pins for fastening the “I” bar chain together the hole to be buried in concrete in the anchorage holes for cable anchorages.

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May 2, 1926. Building the Poughkeepsie Highway Bridge looking East toward Union Square. The steel work in the foreground is over South Water Street and further on the arch span over the New York Central Railroad.

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June 19, 1926. Looking East across the Hudson from the location of the western anchorages of the Highway Bridge toward the eastern anchorages, which may be seen at the top of the hill at the right of the Standard Oil tanks.

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July 24, 1926. Building the Poughkeepsie approach to the Highway Bridge, putting the granite blocks in place. The inclined wood structures are at the entrance to the cable anchorage tunnels.

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July 24, 1926. Building the Poughkeepsie approach to the Highway Bridge. In the foreground are the steel “I” bars to which will be connected one of the steel cables. Beyond the first tier of masonry is the steel structure over Front Street.

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Oct. 4, 1926. Building the Mid-Hudson highway bridge, looking east toward the terminal.

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Oct. 4, 1926. Building the Mid-Hudson highway bridge, looking east toward the terminal.

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Oct. 4, 1926. Building the Mid-Hudson highway bridge, looking east toward the terminal.

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Oct. 9, 1926. East anchorage and approach for the Highway Bridge.

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Oct. 26, 1926. Old blacksmith shop being torn down on Union Square to make way to the entrance to the Mid-Hudson Bridge, the eastern approach of which is finished and is in the rear of the building in foreground.

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April 7, 1927. The east pier caisson on the dock being prepared for placing into position.

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April 20, 1927. Floating the caisson for the east pier into position. The two holes for the cable anchorages on the West Shore are just visible just to the right of the end of the caisson which is still downstream from its final position.

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April 20, 1927. Floating the caisson for the east pier into position. The two holes for the cable anchorages on the West Shore are visible just to the right of the end of the caisson which is still downstream from its final position.

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April 20, 1927. Floating the caisson for the east pier into position from the top of the De Laval Tower building.

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April 27, 1927. The west caisson being prepared at the dock to be floated into its final location.

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April 27, 1927. Working on the east caisson from Main St. dock.

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May 27, 1927. Both river caissons in place from the east approach.

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May 28, 1927. From Kaal Rock south building the abutment for the east approach. The tall brick stack is of the Moline Plow Company, the De Laval stack immediately to the left side low down. Fishkill Mountain in the distance at the right and just over the dwelling house.

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June 3, 1927. Working on the two river pier caissons from the Buckhout Boat Corporation.

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July 21, 1927. At work on the east abutment of the highway bridge.

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July 21, 1927. At work on the east abutment of the highway bridge.

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Aug. 4, 1927. Work on the highway bridge road being built on the west shore. The east caisson in the foreground had accidentally tipped over toward the shore at an angle of 45 degrees, the hatches in the to of the caisson showing over the top of the barge. John sitting at the right.

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Aug. 4, 1927. Work on the highway bridge road being built on the west shore. The east caisson in the foreground had accidentally tipped over toward the shore at an angle of 45 degrees, the hatches in the to of the caisson showing over the top of the barge. John sitting at the right. [Duplicate]

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Oct. 22, 1927. On the west shore. The western abutment in the foreground with two river piers being worked on and the eastern or Poughkeepsie abutment in the distance.

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Oct. 22, 1927. Building the approach on the bridge on the west shore. Harry Hart in the foreground.

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Oct. 22, 1927. On the west shore. The western abutment in the foreground with two river piers being worked on and the eastern or Poughkeepsie abutment in the distance. [Duplicate]

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Oct. 22, 1927. Work on the western river pier foundation from the west shore.

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Oct. 22, 1927. Work on the highway approach near the bridge head.

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Oct. 24, 1927. Eastern abutment and masonry supports for main cable struts.

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Nov. 25, 1927. Approach to the highway bridge under construction from Union Square, west.

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May 14, 1928. At work righting the east caisson which had tipped over toward the east in July 1927. When this picture was taken it had been pulled back toward the west at total of 6″ in the two preceding days which was the first movement which had been made after many months of effort.

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May 24, 1928. Nearly completed western pier 550 feet out from the west shore.

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May 24, 1928. Nearly completed western pier 550 feet out from the west shore.

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May 24, 1928. Close up of the eastern caisson which tipped over to an angle of about 42 degrees in July, 1927.

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May 24, 1928. Spars and suspenders with weights attached showing on the left. To the right the tilted eastern caisson.

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June 1, 1928. From near the eastern approach looking toward the tipped east caisson and gear for righting it, with the wester pier nearly complete in the distance and beyond it the anchorage and roadway.

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June 1, 1928. East to west from near the eastern anchorage. Robert Fulton of the Day Line going north. Just visible over the top is the tipped over caisson for the east pier while beyond it is part of the gear for righting it. In the distance the western pier in the river is nearly completed and beyond that the western achorage and roadway.

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June 1, 1928. Tipped over eastern caisson and gear for righting it with the western pier and cable anchorage in the distance. Jean Moseley in the foreground.

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June 28, 1928. From the top of the finished west pier of the highway bridge. Looking southeast showing the De Laval Separator  Works with Vassar Hospital toward the left on the hill and the Phoenix House Shoe Works at the extreme right.

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June 28, 1928. The finished western pier for the highway bridge.