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Keywords: Forth Bridge - Fife cantilever from the east side.jpg Photograph of the Fife cantilever from the east side The point from which this view was secured offers absolutely no advantage unless it be variety since owing to the immense height of the structure and the insignificance of the surroundings distortion is inevitable Much progress will be observed in this picture by comparing it with the last taken on this site The joints formed by intersection of struts are only temporarily made and about them are shown first lengths of horizontal lattice girder forming when complete a rectangle some feet above rail level The square angle-iron cages at the extreme end of the bottom member correspond to those employed for a similar purpose on the vertical columns They are surmounted by a 2 ton hydraulic crane of special design These cages travel along the tubes as the riveting progresses being detached and remounted at each joint Transcription from Philip Phillips 'The Forth Railway Bridge' Edinburgh 1890 Size cm 43 58 exhibition history Institution National Library of Scotland photograph object history PD-old-70-1923 Creator Philip Phillips RB l 229 74570336 Forth Bridge - Fife cantilever from the east side Uploaded with GWToolset Forth Bridge - Fife cantilever from the east side http //deriv nls uk/56YK98Q/7443/74438667 2 jpg Construction of the Forth Bridge Images uploaded as part of NLS-WMUK collaboration
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