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26.

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.

26.

Sloop Under Way. 2-cent tax stamp on verso.

26.

The Terrace, Central Park.

26.

The Terrace, Central Park.

A26.

La Recolte du Diable!

27.

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

27.

Broadway.

27.

The Terrace, Central Park.

A27.

Les Vendanges en Enfer.

A28.

Cafe Chez Satan.

28.

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

28.

View on the Shore of the Hudson River at Hoboken with the River Walk to the Elysian Fields. New-York in the Distance.

A29.

Un Eldorado aux Enfers.

29.

The Bow Bridge, Central Park. (Courtesy of Ira Stein.)

29.

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

29.

The Bow Bridge, Central Park.

A30.

Theatre de Satan.

30.

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.

31.

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]

A32.

Satan Malade.

32.

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.

A33.

Le Couronnement d’une Rosiere Chez Satan.

33.

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

A34.

Un Reveillon Chez Satan.

34.

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]

A35.

Une Course a Satanville.

35.

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

36.

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

A36.

Rendez Vous de Chasse de Satan.

A37.

Chemin de Fer Infernal.

37.

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

A38.

Un Souper Chez Satan.

38.

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

39.

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.

40.

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

A40.

Orphee a la Cour de Pluton.

41.

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

A41.

Orphee Chasse des Enfers.

42.

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

A42.

Tentation de St. Antoine.

43.

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

A43.

Miseres de St. Antoine.

44.

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.

A44.

La Resurrection.

45.

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.

A45.

Le Tribunal de Satan.

46.

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.

A46.

La Chaudiere du Diable.

47.

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.