Low Grade Crossing at Whitford

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Low Grade Crossing at Whitford

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William H. Rau

American Publisher · 1855–1920

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Having been interested in photography from a young age, William H. Rau received his greatest early career boost from his association with photographer William Bell. Rau married Bell's daughter Louise, also a photographer, and in 1874 Bell secured a position for his nineteen-year-old son-in-law. Rau became the photographer for a United States government expedition traveling around the world to obse

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Date
about 1905
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Culture
American
Department
Photographs
Institution
Getty Museum
Object ID
6a50e1a2-d053-49b4-9454-01b945f37ac9

When William H. Rau photographed this massive iron bridge in Whitford, Pennsylvania, it was a vital part of the Pennsylvania Railroad's line between the southeastern part of the state and Philadelphia. Rau set up his camera so that the lower tracks recede into the distance straight ahead while the bridge crosses diagonally above them. This angle allowed him to fully depict the bridge's structure, which still exists, though without any railroad tracks. As official photographer for the Pennsylvania Railroad, Rau documented many of the company's engineering achievements. This image demonstrates his interests in the formal aspects of composition and in depicting the relation of the railroad to the land.

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