Kansas City Bridge: View Over Topchord From the North
Artist
Joseph P. Babbitt
(American, born 1830)
DateAugust 2, 1869
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 6 3/4 × 8 7/8 inches (17.15 × 22.54 cm)
Mount: 8 × 9 15/16 inches (20.32 × 25.24 cm)
Mount: 8 × 9 15/16 inches (20.32 × 25.24 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.3080
Signednone
InscribedOn mount recto, top, in black ink: "24 Kansas City Bridge.";
On mount recto, bottom, in black ink: "View over Topchord from the North. / August 2nd 1869.".
MarkingsOn mount recto, upper left, in black pen: "24";
On mount verso, lower right, in pencil: "MJPB.106.X".
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionImage of the top of an iron railroad bridge which extends across the center of the frame. Houses are scattered on the hillside in the background.
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Joseph P. Babbitt
1867
2005.27.255
