Railroad Vision (March 3 to June 23, 2002)
- The J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center, (Los Angeles), March 5 to June 23, 2002
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Object Details
Title:
Dale Creek Bridge, Union Pacific Railway
Artist/Maker(s):
William Henry Jackson (American, 1843 - 1942)
Culture:
American
Place(s):
Sherman, Wyoming, United States (Place depicted)
Date:
1885
Medium:
Albumen silver print
Dimensions:
43 x 53.7 cm (16 15/16 x 21 1/8 in.)
At a height of 150 feet, this bridge in Dale Creek, Wyoming, sometimes swayed in strong winds. The longest trestle on the Union Pacific Railroad's line, its soaring height and stilt-like supports still inspire awe. William Henry Jackson hiked partway into the dry, inhospitable creekbed to make this image, pointing his camera upward to maximize the bridge's height and to highlight the Union Pacific's engineering achievement.
Exhibitions
Bibliography
Lyden, Anne M. Railroad Vision, exhibition brochure (Los Angeles: The J. Paul Getty Museum, 2002) fig. 1.