DATES: December 27th, 1893
CREATOR: Unknown
EXTENT: One file folder
SCOPE: This collection contains a single cyanotype print photograph that captures the first train to run across the Bellefontaine Bridge in St. Louis, Missouri. The Bellefontaine Bridge was built by the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad to run across the Missouri River to connect St. Charles and St. Louis counties. Printed on the cyanotype is “FIRST TRAIN OVER BRIDGE B.B. DEC 27 ’93.” An article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch from that day said the trip “[…] was not the formal opening of the bridge, but a test by the engineer.”
ACCESS: This is collection B-481. This collection is available for on-site use only in the Rare Book and Manuscripts Reading Room. Some of the collection may be photocopied, digitally scanned or photographed, depending on condition. Researchers are advised to call ahead concerning changes in hours due to University intersessions and holidays. The St. Louis Mercantile Library is located on levels one and two of the Thomas Jefferson Library building. More information about conducting research with the archival collections of the Library, including current building hours and reading room policies, can be found on our Research page.
RESTRICTIONS: None
Preferred Citation note: The preferred citation for this collection is “From the collections of the John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library at the University of Missouri – St. Louis."
INVENTORY
One approximately 7” x 4 ½” cyanotype-print photograph
