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Description
Deering Oaks Park with a rustic wooden bridge over the ravine, as photographed in the summer of 1887. Three women stand on the bridge, accompanied by three children who lean on the railing. Beneath, under the barrel arch, stand four children.
William Goodwin, Portland's cheif city engineer at the time, designed the bridge. Its structure echoes the work of Frederick Law Olmsted. This bridge was replaced in 1911 by a vaulted stone and concrete bridge with an elliptical arch.
Beneath the photo is written, "Bridge Deering Oaks. August 13, 1887." This photograph was included in an album owned by the civil engineer William S. Edwards, who worked as first assistant to William Goodwin.
About This Item
- Title: Bridge, Deering Oaks Park, Portland, 1887
- Creator: William S. Edwards
- Creation Date: 1887-08-13
- Subject Date: 1887-08-13
- Location: Deering Oaks, Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Photographic Print
- Dimensions: 11.4 cm x 18.4 cm
- Collection: Edwards Album
- Object Type: Image
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- Bridges--Maine--Portland
- Deering Oaks Park (Portland, Me.)
- Frederick Law Olmsted (Firm)
- Parks--Maine--Portland
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City of Portland - Planning & Development389 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
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