Span of five arches of a viaduct across the Rhone River. The bridge is level, and just above the midline in the image. The piers are thick and short. In the foreground is a rocky embankment above the stony riverbank, where two people are fishing. Beyond the bridge are low hills rolling down to the river, and a dark stand of trees in the distance to the right. In a thick cream border.
Notes:
Mounted albumen print.
Cite As:
Édouard Baldus (French, 1813–1889), Givors, Viaduc, around 1861. Albumen print, 46 x 61.1 cm. Acquired through the Jennifer, Gale, and Ira Drukier Fund, 2018.055.002.
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