| Photo Id# |
AAD-1014 |
| Title |
[Caisson used during construction of the Golden Gate Bridge] [graphic]. |
| Date |
1934 Oct. 9. |
| Description |
1 photographic print: b&w. |
| Location |
Folder: S.F. Bridges-Golden Gate-Construction-Piers.
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| Reproduction Rights |
Permission to use this image must be obtained from the San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library. www.sfpl.org/permissions.
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| Notes |
On back: "123579-----WATCH YOUR CREDIT-----INTERNATIONAL NEWS PHOTOS-----SAN FRANCISCO BUREAU. SLUG (GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE CAISSON). SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA... THE WORLD'S LARGEST BRIDGE CAISSON WAS FLOATED INTO PLACE BY THREE TUGS FOR THE FOUNDATION OF THE SOUTH PIER OF THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE. THE CAISSON, 185 FEET LONG, 90 FEET WIDE AND DRAWING 28 FEET OF WATER, HAS A DISPLACEMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 10,800 TONS. TRANSPORTED FROM ITS MOORING IN OAKLAND HARBOR DURING THE NIGHT, THE HUGE CAISSON WAS EASED INTO POSITION THROUGH A GAP IN THE FENDER, AND BY 5:30 A.M. WAS IN PLACE. FLOODLIGHTS GAVE WAY TO DAYLIGHT AS THE TICKLISH JOB WAS DONE. UPON THE PIER, WHEN THE CONCRETE IS POURED, WILL STAND THE SECOND OF THE BRIDGE TOWERS, 846 FEET HIGH AND 1,100 FEET OFF FORT POINT. PHOTO SHOWS THE CAISSON. N.Y. CHICAGO... COAST.. (0) 10-9-34". |
| Copy Negative |
Negative # 11436 |
| Subject |
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Photographs.
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Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.)
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Bridge construction -- California -- San Francisco Bay.
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Piers -- California -- San Francisco Bay.
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| Series |
San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection
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| Collection Name |
International News Photos (New York, N.Y.)
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