F. J. Lloyd Jr. photographs
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- F. J. Lloyd Jr. photographs
- Date
- 1931
- Creator
- Lloyd, F.J. (Francis J.), 1899-1980
- Extent
- 0.1 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- Bridges -- Design and construction.
- Transportation -- Kentucky
- Preferred Citation
- 2017av011 : [identification of item], F. J. Floyd Jr. photographs, 1931, University of Kentucky Special Collections and Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Francis J. Lloyd Jr. (1899-1980) was a civil engineer who worked for the Dravo Corporation of Pittsburgh, Pennsylviana. He oversaw the construction of the Lucy Jefferson Lewis Memorial Bridge spanning the Cumberland River in Smithland, Kentucky in 1931.
- Scope and Content
- The F. J. Floyd Jr. photographs (dated 1931; 0.1 cubic feet, 10 items) consists of three scrapbook pages containing eight black and white photographs of the construction of the Lucy Jefferson Lewis Memorial Bridge in Smithland, Kentucky taken in 1931 by F. J. Lloyd, Jr., the engineer in charge of construction. Two additonal black and white photographs of the A. M. Byers Pump House in Ambridge, Pennsylvania were incidentally included on the back of the fourth scrapbook page.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The intellectual rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
Contents of the Collection
Lucy Jefferson Lewis Memorial Bridge spanning the Cumberland River in Smithland, Kentucky while under construction; typed note on image "Ky. State Highway Bridge, Smithland, Ky. // North Approach Piers Completed", 1931
Lucy Jefferson Lewis Memorial Bridge spanning the Cumberland River in Smithland, Kentucky while under construction; typed note on image "Ky. State Highway Bridge, Smithland, Ky. // General View of Completed Piers from South Abutment", 1931
Lucy Jefferson Lewis Memorial Bridge spanning the Cumberland River in Smithland, Kentucky while under construction; typed note on image "Ky. State Highway Bridge, // Smithland, Ky. // Pier A Completed", 1931
Lucy Jefferson Lewis Memorial Bridge spanning the Cumberland River in Smithland, Kentucky while under construction; typed note on image "Ky. State Highway Bridge, Smithland, Ky. // South Approach Piers & Abutment", 1931
Lucy Jefferson Lewis Memorial Bridge spanning the Cumberland River in Smithland, Kentucky while under construction; typed note on image "Ky. State Highway Bridge, Smithland, Ky. // Combined Mixerboat & Compressor Boat", 1931
Lucy Jefferson Lewis Memorial Bridge spanning the Cumberland River in Smithland, Kentucky while under construction; typed note on image "Ky. State Highway Bridge, Smithland, Ky. // back of // Pier B. // 6/1/1931", 1931 June 1
Lucy Jefferson Lewis Memorial Bridge spanning the Cumberland River in Smithland, Kentucky while under construction; typed note on image "Ky. State Highway Bridge, Smithland, Ky. // Placing Concrete Pier B.", 1931
Lucy Jefferson Lewis Memorial Bridge spanning the Cumberland River in Smithland, Kentucky while under construction; typed note on image "Ky. State Highway Bridge, Smithland, Ky. // Bank back of Pier A 6/1/1931", 1931 June 1
A. M. Byers Pump House Ambridge, Pennsylvania, undated
A. M. Byers Pump House Ambridge, Pennsylvania, undated
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Reproduction requests will still be available during the closure.
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