120-Year-Old Photos of the Famous London Tower Bridge are Found by Accident

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Dec 02, 2011 | 13 Imgs |
"These photographs of Tower Bridge being constructed have been unveiled after a stash of hundred-year-old photos were found in a skip. The 50 sepia pictures, the most recent of which date back to 1892, reveal in incredible detail the ingenuity behind one of the capital's most popular tourist destinations."








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http://iliketowastemytime.com/120-year-old-photos-of-famous-london-tower-bridge-are-found-accident

[Morning Dew]

1. Nice piece of history there. Glad they were found.

[murielm99]

2. Thanks for posting this. n/t

[Kolesar]

3. http://iliketowastemytime.com

I love this kind of stuff. Victorian era design

[dipsydoodle]

4. That was constructed same way as the Brooklyn Bridge

Using caissons.

Great pictures indeed !

History here : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_Bridge

[liberal N proud]

5. It always great to look back

[RKP5637]

6. Incredible! Thanks!!! n/t

[Octafish]

7. Priceless history! Wow!

OT: Looks like Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes movie was spot-on, regarding what it must've looked like.

[MADem]

8. Wow--hard to believe what's there now started out looking so...impermanent!

It really is one helluva bridge.

[dixiegrrrrl]

9. The site is aptly named, and marvelous offerings there.

help.......:evilgrin:

[NBachers]

10. OK what is a "skip?"

[drmeow]

13. Corrected

But I'm not positive.

-I take it back - apparently it is a garbage dumpster ... but people have turned them into boats.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skip_%28container%29

[Liberal_in_LA]

11. interesting. thanks for posting

[xchrom]

12. Awesome. Nt