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Forth Bridge workers, 1884
Photograph of workers on the skewback of the Forth (Rail) Bridge under construction.
Forth Bridge interior tube section, 1884
Photograph of the interior of a tubular section of the Forth (Rail) Bridge, with male workers standing beneath.
Forth Bridge piers during construction, 1885
Photograph of Forth Bridge piers during construction looking south towards South Queensferry.
HMS 'Lord Warden' in Firth of Forth, 1885
Photograph of 'HMS' Lord Warden by Inchgarvie Island in the Firth of Forth taken during the Forth (Rail) Bridge construction. HMS Lord Warden was the last Broadside ship to be built for the Royal Navy. Her armour and engines made her and her sister ship, the Lord Clyde, the heaviest wooden ships ever built.
Launching No.6 caisson of Forth Bridge, 1885
Photograph of Earl of Aberdeen launching No.6 caisson of the Forth (Rail) Bridge
Forth Bridge girders, 1885
Photograph taken looking along the interior of girders of the Forth (Rail) Bridge during construction
Forth Bridge construction
Photograph of a group of four riveters at work with a hydraulic riveting machine on the Forth Railway Bridge.
Forth Bridge construction
Photograph showing a broadside view the Queensferry cantilever of the Forth Bridge in an advanced stage of construction.
Forth Bridge construction
Photograph showing the interior of the Forth Bridge engineers' drawing loft at South Queensferry.