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"Up To Date"--The Topeka Bridge, 1898
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DescriptionA commemorative booklet detailing the construction of the Melan Bridge from 1896 to 1898; produced by the Commercial Club of Topeka and published by the Hall Lithographing Company; first section details the history of different bridges that spanned the Kansas River before the Melan Bridge; section section shows photographs of the Melan Bridge under construction at various points in time; gives the dimensions, materials, weights and costs for the construction project; last eight pages show photographs of other notable buildings in Topeka
CreatorCommercial Club of TopekaSubjectTopeka (Kan.)Public buildingsArchitecturePhotographsBridgesDate1898LanguageEnglish
CreatorCommercial Club of TopekaSubjectTopeka (Kan.)Public buildingsArchitecturePhotographsBridgesDate1898LanguageEnglishRelated
PlaceTopeka, KSVertical FileBRIDGES-Melan Bridge
Vertical FileBRIDGES-Melan Bridge
Commercial Club of Topeka, "Up To Date"--The Topeka Bridge, 1898 (1898). Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections, accessed 13/06/2026, https://localhistory.tscpl.org/nodes/view/5894