Re: Photo Grand Rapids Bridge Street
eBay has a total of 11 stereo views. I searched "Giant Log Jam, Grand Rapids" Of note is the LS&MS swing span, a gallows type with paired cables supporting the ends. Not so fortunate are the through trusses beyond the swing span. Stereo view #8 shows them knocked off their piers. #3 shows "a railroad depot" not further described after the water had partially receded. eBay added a "you might be interested in" below the stereo views. It is a multi-page article taken from a dismantled bound volume of Frank Leslie's Illustrated News from 1901. The article reports on the 1883 log jam with a diagram and photos.
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