The Mississippi River circa 1906: “Steamboat landing at Vicksburg. Sternwheeler Belle of Calhoun and Sidewheeler Belle of the Bends.”
The clarity and sharpness of this picture is amazing.
Mississippi River frozen solid, February 1905
Even crazier, the Niagara Falls frozen solid.
That’s the Eads Bridge, which is in St Louis. Carnegie was an early shareholder in the St Louis Bridge Company, and the bridge was built of Carnegie-made steel. But Carnegie wasn’t personally involved in the design or construction of the bridge; he sold out his stock in the company early in construction, and had a tempestuous relationship with James Eads (the head of the company, the bridge’s designer, and ultimately its namesake).
I hope to be remembered for my atrocities! 