Preston Bridge, Norwich
PhotographerPhotographed by
Joseph Weekes
American, born 1829
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1860-1880
MediumPhotography; albumen prints on paper on cardboard mounts
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 7/16 x 7in. (8.7 x 17.8cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 3 7/16 x 7in. (8.7 x 17.8cm) or smaller
Mount (height x width): 3 7/16 x 7in. (8.7 x 17.8cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 3 7/16 x 7in. (8.7 x 17.8cm) or smaller
Mount (height x width): 3 7/16 x 7in. (8.7 x 17.8cm) or smaller
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionViews show the old Preston covered bridge and the iron bridge which replaced it. Houses and trees line the Shetucket River.
Part of the John S. Craig Collection.
Part of the John S. Craig Collection.
Object number2012.536.695-.697
InscribedSome photographs have inscriptions in pencil or ink with information about the subjects.All photographs: On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: The first Preston Bridge, which crosses the Shetucket River in Norwich, Connecticut, was a toll bridge constructed by the Norwich and Preston Bridge Company in 1817. It was carried away by a spring flood in 1823, but rebuilt on the same site. In 1858, the bridge was purchased by the towns of Preston and Norwich. In 1870, the old covered bridge was replaced by a new iron bridge.
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