Lot 47: GUTEKUNST, FREDERICK (1831-1917) Spectacular panoramic view of a train heading east on Rockville Bridge, Penn.

Name: GUTEKUNST, FREDERICK (1831-1917) Spectacular panoramic view of a train heading east on Rockville Bridge, Penn.
Brand: Swann Auction Galleries
SKU: r9c249le0j

Est: $15,000 USD - $25,000 USDSold:

Swann Auction GalleriesNew York, NY, USOctober 15, 2007

Item Overview

Description

"THE LONGEST STRUCTURE IN THE WORLD" GUTEKUNST, FREDERICK (1831-1917)
Spectacular panoramic view of a train heading east on Rockville Bridge, Penn. Oversize albumen print, 13 1/4x44 1/4 inches (33.6x111.76 cm), with Gutekunst's credit in the negative; on the original mount; framed. 1877

Artist or Maker

Frederick Gutekunst

Condition Report

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Notes

Gutekunst, who was considered Philadelphia''s most famous photographer, was a Germantown native who operated a studio at Seventh and Arch for more than 50 years. In addition to commercial portraiture, he worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad during the 1870s. His commissioned images in this size and condition are virtually unknown. Indeed, nearly all of his extant railroad images are only available as stereo views.

Depicted is an iron-truss bridge, the predecessor to the current stone masonry arch bridge. This is the longest structure in the world, spanning the Susquehanna River between Rockville (Dauphine) and Marysville, Penn. This second version of the bridge (the first was constructed of wood) was finished in 1877. The train itself has several U. S. Post Office cars attached, and the station sign reads "Rockville."

Auction Details

IMPORTANT 19TH & 20TH CENTURY PHOTOGRAPHS

Swann Auction Galleries

October 15, 2007, 02:30 PM EST

104 East 25th Street, New York, NY, 10010, US

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