The Forth Bridge

 

Forth Bridge

Under Construction

A Yacht sails past the Forth bridge, under construction ©

A yacht sails past the
Forth Bridge under construction

Steamer and the Forth Bridge under construction ©

A steamer and the
Forth Bridge under construction

Building an arch.  Was this one of the arhes for the approach to the Forth Bridge at North Queensferry? ©

Forth Bridge Arch

Building arches.  Were these arhes for the approach to the Forth Bridge at North Queensferry? ©

Forth Bridge Arches

Visit of Inspector Richards and Party to the Forth Bridge  -  11 December 1889  -  Cabinet Print by Lamb ©           Visit of Inspector Richards and Party to the Forth Bridge  -  11 December 1889  -  Back of the cabinet print by Lamb ©

Visit of Inspector Richards and Party to Forth Bridge - 1889

 

Forth Bridge

Early Photos

HMS Implacable at the Forth Bridge  -  early 1950s ©

PHOTOGRAPH - 1950s
HMS Implacable

North Queensferry  -  Photograph taken in the 1950s before the opening of the Forth Road Bridge ©

PHOTOGRAPH - c.1950s
North Queensferry

North Queensferry  -  Photograph taken in the 1950s before the opening of the Forth Road Bridge ©

PHOTOGRAPH
Anson Bombers

The Forth Rail Bridge and Ferry at South Queensferry before the opening of The Forth Rail Bridge ©

PHOTOGRAPH - c.1950s
The Ferry at South Queensferry

Photograph of the Forth Rail Bridge under construction in the 1880s  -  by John Patrick ©

The Forth Rail Bridge
under construction

John Patrick

Photograph of the Forth Rail Bridge under construction in the 1880s  -  by John Patrick ©

The Forth Rail Bridge
under construction

John Patrick

Photograph by Norward Inglis  -  The Forth Rail Bridge from South Queensferry  -  built 1890 ©

PHOTOGRAPH  c.1950s

Forth Rail Bridge

Norward Inglis

K Ltd Postcard  -  A large group of men and ladies in front of the Forth Rail Bridge ©

'K Ltd' Post card

Forth Rail Bridge

Large group - when?

Valentine Postcard  -  view of the Forth Bridge from Queensferry  -  1934 ©

Valentine Postcard

1934

Forth Rail Bridge

Photograph from View Album of Edinburgh & District, published by Patrick Thomson around 1900  -  Forth Bridge, photo 1 ©

c.1890s

View Album of
Edinburgh & District

Photograph from View Album of Edinburgh & District, published by Patrick Thomson around 1900  -  Forth Bridge, photo 2 ©

c.1890s

View Album of
Edinburgh & District

Alex Ayton Glass Plate  -  Forth Bridge and Ship ©

Early-1890s

Forth Bridge and
Warship

Crowd on the pier beside the Forth Bridge at South Queensferry ©

Crowd at Hawes Pier
beside the Forth Bridge

W R & S Ltd  -  Photograph from the early-1900s  -  The Forth Rail Bridge and Queensferry Ferry ©

WR & S PHOTOGRAPH

Forth Rail Bridge

 

Photograph of the Forth Rail Bridge under construction in the 1880s  -  by John Patrick ©

Magic LANTERN SLIDE

George Washington Wilson

Photograph of the Forth Rail Bridge under construction in the 1880s  -  by John Patrick ©

Magic LANTERN SLIDE - detail

George Washington Wilson

 

 

Postcard Portraits

with Forth Bridge Backdrops

Studio Portrait of two men with a backdrop of the Forth Bridge ©

2 men

    Unidentified Photographer **

The back of a postcard  -  Studio Portrait of two men with a backdrop of the Forth Bridge ©

2 men

    Unidentified Photographer **

Studio Portrait of two postmen and a dog, with a backdrop of the Forth Bridge ©

2 postmen + dog

    Unidentified Studio **

Studio Portrait of two postmen and a dog, with a backdrop of the Forth Bridge ©

2 postmen + dog

    Unidentified Studio **

Studio portrait by Peter McGill, South Queensferry, with a backdrop of the Forth Bridge ©

man seated + dog

Peter McGill

Photo of Private Paterson with a Forth Bridge Bckdrop  -  taken by Peter McGill in 1914 ©

1914- Private Paterson

Peter McGill

**  Having discovered the third postcard above (one man, seated with his+ dog) with the name of the photographer: 'Peter McGill, Hawes Pier, South Queensferry, Edinburgh' on the back, it now seems likely that Peter McGill produced all three postcards above.

 

 

 

 

 

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