Lowe Bridge, 1891

Collection Name:

George W. Perry Scrapbooks

Title:

Lowe Bridge, 1891

Creator:

Perry, George W., 1891-1971

Creator Role:

Collector

Accession / Call Number:

1974.045

Object ID:

1974.045.24.019

Date:

1891

Type of Material:

graphic material

Physical Description:

1 photograph

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Photographic print of the ferry at Lower Bridge in Concord, NH, with a group of unidentified men and women onboard. The ferry also contains two carriages and a bicycle. The caption states, "Lower Bridge, a portion [MS torn] carried away by the undermining of the west abutment and pier on [MS torn] 27, 1891, about one o'clock in the afternoon. The first duty was to provide some way for the public travel across the river. On March 28 a committee of three, composed Mayor Clapp, Aldermem [Aldermen] Quimby and Crippen, was appointed to see about establishing a ferry. The duty was promptly attended to, and in five days a wire cable was stretched across the river and a ferry-boat was running. The boat had to be procured at Manchester, brought here on the cars, and made tight by calking and tarring before it could be put into service. It was placed in the river April 2, and a new plank floor was put in the boat while it was in use. Since then, with the exception of one day when the iron cable parted and a stell [steel] one was substituted, it was in continuous use, and without any further accident for a period of 241 days."

Subjects:

Men , Women , Ferries , Bicycles , Carriages and carts

Locations:

Concord, NH

People:

Perry, George W., 1891-1971

Terms of Use:

For permission to reproduce or publish material from this collection, please contact the New Hampshire Historical Society. Researchers are responsible for following all copyright and intellectual property laws.

Credit Line:

Gift of May Nutter.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item

Box Number:

5