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Bird's Eye View of the Brooklyn Bridge during its Official Dedication, 1883
Bird's Eye View of the Brooklyn Bridge during its Official Dedication, 1883

Lithograph showing a bird's eye view of the Brooklyn Bridge during its official dedication on Thursday May 24, 1883.

Bloede’s Dam on the Patapsco River near Ilchester, MD, ca. 1907
Bloede’s Dam on the Patapsco River near Ilchester, MD, ca. 1907

Photograph of Bloede’s Dam on the Patapsco River near Ilchester, Maryland. Photograph by News American. Publisher: Jacques Kelly, c. 1907.

Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge

Stereoscope Print of the Brooklyn Bridge by George Barker, ca. 1888.

Brooklyn Bridge under Construction, c. 1875-78
Brooklyn Bridge under Construction, c. 1875-78

Cables are put in place during the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, c. 1875-78.

Chicago courthouse before the Great Chicago Fire of 1871
Chicago courthouse before the Great Chicago Fire of 1871

Exterior view of the Chicago courthouse before the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.

The Citigroup Center in Chicago, built between 1984-87 by Murphy/Jahn
Citigroup Center in Chicago, built between 1984-87 by Murphy/Jahn

The Citigroup Center (previously Northwestern Atrium Center) in Chicago, built between 1984-87 by Murphy/Jahn.

Cook County Jail and Criminal Court Building of Chicago, Illinois, under construction in 1874
Cook County Jail and Criminal Court Building of Chicago, Illinois, under construction in 1874

Cook County Jail and Criminal Court Building of Chicago, Illinois, under construction in 1874

View of the Covington and Cincinnati Bridge, in the late 1930s or early 1940s
Covington and Cincinnati Bridge, in the late 1930s or early 1940s

View of the Covington and Cincinnati Bridge (later renamed the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge), in the late 1930s or…

Covington and Cincinnati Bridge, View on Bridge toward North
Covington and Cincinnati Bridge, View on Bridge toward North

Bridge connects Cincinnati, Ohio, with Covington, Kentucky.

Covington and Cincinnati Bridge, View toward Northwest and Cincinnati
Covington and Cincinnati Bridge, View toward Northwest and Cincinnati

Bridge connects Cincinnati, Ohio, with Covington, Kentucky.

Delaware Aqueduct, View from the South
Delaware Aqueduct, View from the South

Aqueduct designed and constructed by John Roebling connecting Minisink Ford, New York, and Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania. Pictured here, the aqueduct spans…

Delaware Aqueduct, View from the West Bank
Delaware Aqueduct, View from the West Bank

Aqueduct designed and constructed by John Roebling connecting Minisink Ford, New York, and Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania. Pictured here from the west…

Delaware Aqueduct, View West from East Side
Delaware Aqueduct, View West from East Side

Aqueduct designed and constructed by John Roebling connecting Minisink Ford, New York, and Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania. Pictured here from the west…

Electricity-generating turbines inside Bloede’s Dam on the Patapsco River near Ilchester, MD
Electricity-generating turbines inside Bloede’s Dam on the Patapsco River near Ilchester, MD

Electricity-generating turbines inside Bloede’s Dam on the Patapsco River near Ilchester, Maryland. Publisher: Patapsco State Park, 1907.

Fairmont Bridge, Fairmont, WV
Fairmont Bridge, Fairmont, WV

Fairmont Bridge, original piers and 1912 superstructure, Fairmont, WV, photograph by William E. Barrett, 1972

Fink Through-Truss Bridge, Flemington, NJ
Fink Through-Truss Bridge, Flemington, NJ

Example of a Fink through-truss bridge, Flemington, NJ, built in 1857-1858.

Green River Bridge Designed by Albert Fink
Green River Bridge Designed by Albert Fink

Green River Bridge designed by Albert Fink, partially destroyed during Civil War, from Harper's Weekly, January 4, 1862

Hoover Dam, view from above
Hoover Dam, view from above

Hoover Dam, view from above

Hydraulic Press for Testing Steel Used in the Anchorage on the Brooklyn Bridge
Hydraulic Press for Testing Steel Used in the Anchorage on the Brooklyn Bridge

Testing the steel for the anchorage in an hydraulic press. From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, European Edition (May 1883).

Jefferson County Courthouse, Louisville, KY
Jefferson County Courthouse, Louisville, KY

Jefferson County Courthouse, Louisville, KY. Fink served as project engineer and supervised completion between 1858-1860

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