Model of the Hellgate bridge
| Description: |
This Lionel toy bridge is a beautiful copy of the real Hellgate bridge located just north of New York City. Lionel carefully replicated the 1917 bridge that crosses the East River. Despite the proper name of East River Arch Bridge, the bridge is nicknamed for the dangerous current it crosses. Lionels toy bridge, first made in 1928, allowed children and adult model railroaders to recreate the real world trains that passed through each day. |
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| Source: |
http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/tcm/id/198 |
| Collection: |
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis |
| Rights: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; |
| Copyright: |
Creative Commons (CC By-SA 3.0); |
| Geography: |
New York (N.Y.) |
| Subjects: |
Toys Transportation Railroads Railroads -- Models Lionel Corporation Bridges New York (N.Y.) East River (N.Y.) 1920s |
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