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English: Great Northern Railway, heavy snow on bridges, ca. 1892   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Photographer
Anders Beer Wilse  (1865–1949)  wikidata:Q144339
 
Anders Beer Wilse
Description Norwegian photographer
father of Robert Charles Wilse
Date of birth/death 12 June 1865 Edit this at Wikidata 21 February 1949 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Flekkefjord Municipality Oslo
Work period 1900–49
Work location
Kristiania (Oslo), Kragerø, Seattle
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creator QS:P170,Q144339
Title
English: Great Northern Railway, heavy snow on bridges, ca. 1892
Description
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The Great Northern Railway Company hired Anders B. Wilse during the completion of its railroad line to Seattle. He worked as a civil engineer, and he documented the various stages of construction with his camera. During the winter of 1892-1893, workers extended the line through Stevens Pass in the Cascade Mountains. Construction work continued even in heavy snow. This photo, taken during the winter of 1892-1893, shows several workmen standing on Bridges 16 and 17, west of the summit at Stevens Pass. It appears that the tracks have not yet been laid on these new trestles.

Title on photo: Bridge 16 & 17 on switchback, west side summit. Wilse no. 30

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Railroad bridges; Trestles; Railroad construction & maintenance Snow; Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)
Depicted place
English: Stevens Pass (Wash.)
Date circa 1892
date QS:P571,+1892-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium
English: 1 photographic print: b&w
Dimensions height: 14 cm (5.5 in); width: 23 cm (9 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,14U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,23U174728
institution QS:P195,Q219563
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The author died in 1949, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or fewer.


This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.

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Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved

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