The World of To-day: The Marvels of Nature and the Creations of Man, Volume 2Harry Johnston, Leslie Haden Baron Haden-Guest William H. Wise & Company, 1937 |
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... bridge is a scene of animation and colour , for then it is crowded with market - gardeners and merchants bringing their wares to the city . It is 1,250 feet long and at each end stand two massive pillars surmounted by bronze lions ...
... bridge is a scene of animation and colour , for then it is crowded with market - gardeners and merchants bringing their wares to the city . It is 1,250 feet long and at each end stand two massive pillars surmounted by bronze lions ...
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... BRIDGE . Of the three great bridges spanning the East River , Brooklyn Bridge , built between 1870 and 1883 , is the oldest . Its length including approaches is 5.990 feet , the entire struc ture hanging from steel cables . It is ...
... BRIDGE . Of the three great bridges spanning the East River , Brooklyn Bridge , built between 1870 and 1883 , is the oldest . Its length including approaches is 5.990 feet , the entire struc ture hanging from steel cables . It is ...
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... Bridge . Over 6,000 feet in length , and 133 feet above the water , this great bridge was long counted among the engineering marvels of the world . To - day , however , it is eclipsed by the Manhattan Bridge , the Williams- burg and ...
... Bridge . Over 6,000 feet in length , and 133 feet above the water , this great bridge was long counted among the engineering marvels of the world . To - day , however , it is eclipsed by the Manhattan Bridge , the Williams- burg and ...
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INDIA Concluded | 501 |
MALAYA BORNEO AND HONG KONG | 527 |
AUSTRALIA | 531 |
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