Newton's lantern slide catalogue: section 7 -- Industries and Manufactures (circa 1920)
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43, Museum Street, London, W.C.l. 823 BWL . BRIDGES-ANCIENT AND MODERN. This series of illustrations of Bridges has been arranged to show the progress that has been made in Bridge Building since the earliest times to the present day, and is both pictorially and scientifically interesting. Direct Photographs. Beautifully Painted, 7s. 6 df Cheap Series, Coloured, 5s. Plain Slides, 2s. each. Reading, Is. NATURAL BRIDGES, etc. 1 Natural Bridge, Sark. 2 Natural Bridge, Saxony. 3 Natural Arch, near Torquay. 4 The Felthenthor or Rooky Gateway, Rigi. 5 Stepping Stones at Rydal. , 6 A Simple Stone Bridge, Dartmoor. BRIDGES CONSTRUCTED OF WOOD. 7 Bridge of Pine Poles in Wales. 8 Rustic Alpine Bridge on Rigi. - 9 Rustic Bridge and Causeway at Thirlemere. 10 Curious Wooden Bridge in the Engadine. 11 Covered Foot Bridge at Lucerne. 12 Covered Road Bridge at Schwyz. 13 Curious Japanese Bridge. BRIDGES CONSTRUCTED OF STONE AND BRICK. . 14 Gothic Triangular Bridge at Croyland. 15 Pont-y-pridd Bridge, Wales. 16 Devil’s Bridge, St. Gothard Pass. 17 Lynmouth Bridge, Devon. 18. Monnow Bridge, with Gate House. 19 'Vecchio Bridge, Florence. 20 The Rialto Bridge, Venice. ■21 A Venetian Bridge, with steps. 22 Brick Railway Bridge at Taplow. VIADUCTS. 23 Roman Aqueduct in Spain. ■*» 24 Royal Border Bridge, Berwick-on-Tweed. See also ", The Building of Saltash Bridge, 25 The Balcombc Railway Viaduct. 26 Threstle Viaduct in Cornwall. FLOATING AND SUSPENSION BRIDGES. 27 Bridge of Boats in India. 28 Coblentz Bridge of Boats. • 29 Steam Floating Bridge, Southampton. 30 Flying Bridge at Basle. 31 Rope Bridge, Carrick a Rede. 32 Rope Bridge, Carrick a Rede, end view. 33 Suspension Bridge at Fribourg. 34 Clifton Suspension Bridge. BRIDGES CONSTRUCTED OF IRON. 35 Bridges over the Maas, Rotterdam. ~ 36 Royal Albert Bridge, Saltash. 37 The Britannia Tubular Bridge. 38 The Crumlin Viaduct. 39 Lattice Girder Bridge, near Fribourg. 40 The Tay Bridge, Scotland. 41 The Forth Bridge, Scotland. 42 High Level Bridge, Manchester Ship Canal. 43 Bridge, Lock and Weir, Richmond. 44 A Lift-up Bridge at Alpnach. 45 'Railway Swing Bridge at Folkestone. — 46 Swing Bridge, Newcastle-on-Tyne. 47 Swing Aqueduct, Barton, near Manchester. - 48 The Tower Bridge, with bascules raised. 49 The Tower Bridge, with bascules closing. 50 The Tower Bridge, London. ’ page 809 of this Section of the Catalogue. For other Bridges of various materials, see A Z K, page 819, and the Geographical Section, 5, of this Catalogue, under the headings of the different countries in which ' they are situated. t BRG THE MANCHESTER SHIR CANAL. By kind permission of The Manchester Ship Canal Company, Ltd. Plain Slides, 2s. each. Typewritten ^Reading, 2s. 6d., or njay be loaned with the Slides. 1 Map of the Manchester Ship Canal. 2 Excavation in Progress. 3 The Building of Eastham Lock. 4 Lock Gates under Construction. 5 A Lock completed but empty. 6 Consolidation of banks by fascines. 7 Excavating in No. 9 Dock. 8 No. 9 Dock partially fHled with water. 9 Dynamiting No. 9 Dock. 10 Navvies at work on wall, No. 9 Dock. 11 Showing transit sheds. 12 Sluice Gates on Canal. 13 Sluice Gates on Canal. Close up. < 14 Lock Gates. Closed. 15 Barton Aqueduct and Trafford Road from the air. 16 Barton Swing Aqueduct. 17 Barton Swing Aqueduct. Interior. 18 Vessel approaching Eastham Lock. 19 Large Steamer navigating the Canal. 20 S.S. “ Argyllshire ” navigating the Canal. 21 S.S. “ Argyllshire ” entering mode wheel Lock. 22 Bird’s-eye view of the Manchester Docks. 23 View of No. 8 Dock. 24 View of No. 9 Dock. 25 View of No. 9 Dock. Aerial view. 26 Railway swing bridge over Canal. 27 View of Transit Sheds and Railway Sidings at Manchester Docks. 28 View of Quay Side. 29 Vessel discharging direct to Railway Wagons and Transit Sheds. 30 Steamers discharging grain overside to barges. 31 Steamers discharging grain overside to barges. 32 Discharging Grain in bulk by means of “ Legs.” 33 Discharging Flour from North America direct to Railway Wagons. 34 Discharging Egyptian Cotton. 35 Delivering Cotton from one of M.S.C. Coy’s. Ware- houses to Railway Wagon. 36 Discharging Ore by Grab Cranes at Irwell Park Wharf. 37 Discharging general cargo from New York. 38 Steamer discharging paper to Railway Wagons, Carts and Transit Sheds. For Series of 168 Slides on the Construction of the Panama Canal, see Section 5, . ‘'Geography.”