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Dresden Suspension Bridge over the Muskingum River in Dresden, Ohio

Historic Dresden Suspension Bridge 

There is nothing more exciting for a craftsman than to encounter an exceptional structure and from its many structural members ...

A day of drone photography of Whipple truss bridges

A day of drone photography of Whipple truss bridges and a stop at Jeffrey’s Antique Gallery (which claims to be ...
1936 Yaquina Bay Bridge, Newport, Oregon 2022

Oregon: Bridges to Remember

1936 Yaquina Bay Bridge, Newport, Oregon. One of many of Conde B. McCullough’s Oregon coastal bridges, visited in June 2022.

Esther Bielmeier (1900-1989)

Esther Bielmeier (1900-1989) working at a coal forge in 1918 heating rivets. to be driven with a pneumatic rivet hammer.

Hidden Lake Forest Preserve Bridge, Bach Steel

Forge welds, punch marks, and many other signs of fabrication work made by craftsmen who fabricated historic iron and steel ...