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Wrought iron bridge company, through Pratt truss bridge, upper Iowa river, Winneshiek County, Bluffton, Iowa
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Wrought iron bridge company, through Pratt truss bridge, upper Iowa river, Winneshiek County, Bluffton, Iowa

Artist David Plowden (American, born 1932)
Date1987
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 3/4 × 10 inches (24.77 × 25.4 cm)
Sheet: 11 × 14 inches (27.94 × 35.56 cm)
Credit LineGift of David and Sandra Plowden
Object number2014.36.55
SignedSigned and dated twice on sheet verso, center, in pencil: "D Plowden 1987 / D Plowden 1987"
InscribedTitled on sheet verso, center, in pencil: "Wrought Iron Bridge Company, through Pratt Truss Bridge / Upper Iowa River / Winneshiek County, Bluffton IA"
MarkingsOn sheet verso, top center, in pencil: "387-176-S-3 / 25 - 1:3 - 2"; On sheet verso, center right, in pencil, circled: "55"
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DescriptionImage of old iron bridge with wooden planks crossing over river.
Copyright© David Plowden
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