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Title	I Street Bridge Portrait
Date	1912
Description	Mr. and Mrs. Richard Jewell pose for this photograph on the west end of the highway span of the I Street Bridge in 1912. The lower span of the bridge was operated by the Southern Pacific Railroad. As of 1912, the bridge's draw span was the heaviest ever built, weighing some 3, 100 tons. It required seven electric motors to be drawn. In the background is east side of the river and Sacramento's waterfront.
Format	8 x 10 in.; b&w
Holding Institution	Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library
Rights	This image may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.). Copyright restrictions applying to the reproduction and use of this image are available from the Sacramento Public Library.
City/County	Sacramento
Subjects	Railroads Bridges Rivers Sacramento River Portraits Railroad, Southern Pacific
Collection	Sacramento Room Photograph Collection
Identifying Number	115