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A71.

Une Tentation.

71.

Nov. 21, 1929. Poughkeepsie approach.

A72.

Les Cocottes Chez Satan.

72.

Nov. 21, 1929. The Separator Works from the north catwalk.

73.

Nov. 21, 1929. Catwalks from one of the cross bridges near the eastern end.

74.

Nov. 21, 1929. From the east anchorage toward Highland.

75.

Nov. 21, 1929. From the west anchorage toward Poughkeepsie.

76.

Nov. 21, 1929. On the north catwalk from a small bridge connecting the north and south catwalks. Left to right: Messrs. Hubbard, Spross, Hall and Scott.

77.

Nov. 21, 1929. The Separator Works from the West Tower.

78.

Untitled.

79.

Up Broadway from the Pacific Bank. Anthony’s building and sign center left. (Courtesy of Russell Norton.)

79.

Nov. 21, 1929. Looking north on the west shore.

80.

Nov. 21, 1929. From a cross bridge between the two catwalks.

81.

Nov. 21, 1929.

81.

Up Broadway from the Pacific Bank. Sign for Anthony’s Gallery in view at the top of his 501 Broadway building. 2-cent tax stamp on verso.

82.

Nov. 21, 1929. Catwalks on the central span from the west tower. The center of the span is very much beyond the optical center, it being exactly at the second cross bridge.

83.

Feb. 5, 1930. Building the parallel wire cables at the east anchorage.

84.

Feb. 28, 1930. Dismantling the erection equipment for cable building.

85.

Feb. 28, 1930. Building the north cable from the east approach. Ice in the river.

86.

Feb. 28, 1930. At work on the cables at the east anchorage.

87.

Up Broadway from Between Grand and Broome Sts. Sign for Anthony’s Gallery in view at the top of his 501 Broadway building. 2-cent tax stamp on verso.

87.

Feb. 28, 1930. Dismantling the overhead work at the east anchorage which was a part of the wire haulage system used in fabricating the cables. The last strand of 360 wires is not yet quite in place with the other strands.

87.

Up Broadway from Between Grand and Broome Sts. Sign for Anthony’s Gallery in view at the top of his 501 Broadway building. This view once belonged to Dr. George Beck who was notorious for writing in red ink on his views.

88.

Feb. 28, 1930. Mr. Bone beside some spools of wire for use in building the main cables on the east approach. There is about 20 miles of wire on each spool.

89.

Feb. 28, 1930. Closeup of the east anchorage of the south cable.

90.

March 9, 1930. Haulage machinery used for pulling the parallel wires back and forth in building the main cable.

91.

March 15, 1930. Separator Works from near the east tower.

92.

March 15, 1930. Dutton lumber yard, Gas & Electric station and building the new gas holder which shows just above the bridge. From the east tower of the highway bridge.

93.

March 15, 1930. Poughkeepsie railway bridge and ferry boats “Poughkeepsie” and “Governor Winthrop” from the catwalk.

94.

March 15, 1930. The north cable saddle on top of the east tower. Left to right: Blanche Seaman, Master Baker and Mr. Hanson, Resident Engineer of the Modjeski & Moran.

95.

March 15, 1930. River span and Poughkeepsie from the top of the west tower.

96.

March 15, 1930. Beside the north cable toward Poughkeepsie. Mr. H.I. Baker and his son in front. Blanche Seaman and Mr. Hanson, Resident engineer for Modjeski & Moran.

96.

Up Broadway from Between Grand and Broome Sts. Sign for Anthony’s Gallery in view at the top of his 501 Broadway building.

96.

Up Broadway from Between Grand and Broome Sts. Sign for Anthony’s Gallery in view at the top of his 501 Broadway building.

97.

Up Broadway from Between Grand and Broome Sts. Sign for Anthony’s Gallery in view at the top of his 501 Broadway building. Label for McAllister & Brother, Philadelphia on verso. Also an interesting drawing of a skeleton.

97.

March 15, 1930. Blanche Seaman standing on the north cable near the center of the river span.

98.

Up Broadway from Opposite the St. Nicholas Hotel.

98.

March 15, 1930. The north catwalk and main cable. Ben Holden and Mr. Hanson, Resident Engineer.

99.

Up Broadway from Opposite the St. Nicholas Hotel.

99.

March 15, 1930. A section of the north cable and a steel casting for one of the suspender cables.

100.

Schooner Under Full Sail in New-York Bay.

100.

Schooner under Full Sail in New-York Bay.

100.

March 15, 1930. West side of the east tower looking straight down from the top.

101.

Broadway.

101.

Broadway.

101.

March 15, 1930. The north cable toward the east anchorages. The catwalks to the cable are tipped over to the right on account of the sun lengthening the side of the cable next to the sun and letting it sag down.

B1.

Pouvoir du Diable.

102.

April 5, 1930. From the top of the east tower looking west showing the suspender cables in place.

B2.

Descente de Crinoline aux Enfers.

B3.

Le Diable d’Argent.