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Bridge Construction – 1928

June 17, 2011

Happy Friday once again.

Today’s photo is stamped on the back with the date December 24, 1928. The handwritten caption reads as follows:

    Compacting cable with hydraulic tongs (?) on new Ambassador Bridge

It would have taken nerves of steel to work up there. Kudos to all those workers, I don’t think I could have done it…

See you all back here Monday, enjoy the weekend.
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7 Comments

  • Jane

    We complain about our lives – and our work conditions.

    Most of these men did this because they had to. Their families had to be cared for.

    No visible safety equipment, probably bitterly cold and no space aged fabric for warm clothes that allowed them to move easily. Men died on these construction sites regularly – there was always someone to take their place.

    I can see the bridge from our house. How could something so incredible be built in such a basic way? …………And it endures.

    Thanks for posting this – it is an amazing picture.

  • gary

    whats really amazing is none of the men appear to be tied off it must have been quite windy at that height nice shot of the NYC yard below the bridge

  • Aaron

    Nice shot! I’ve seen some pretty crazy shots from these guys. I remember one where it was at the top of the tower, and one of the guys was just standing on the end of a 2×4 that was part of some scaffolding!

    And Andrew, I like the new look of the board. I see the forum is gone…too bad noone used it 🙁 I would have posted more if I thought people were gonna look. And thanks for getting 5588 in the header!

  • Andrew

    Thanks Aaron. The Forum is still there, I just disabled it. All the posts, etc.. are still around, it wasn’t really attracting any use and I was getting a ton of spam registrations on it. So it’s gone for now. One day it may return.

    The new header with a peak of 5588 is up, time for a change. Minor improvements to the interface, nothing too crazy.

  • Bernard Drouillard

    The rail yard in the photo was never the NYC but the Wabash yard, which later became the Norfolk Western.

    Bernie

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