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Line-up on the Atatürk Bridge construction site

Line-up on the Atatürk Bridge construction site, © Yapı Kredi bankenlarge

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Object:Line-up on the Atatürk Bridge construction site
Description:People are lined up behind a signal cord on the construction site of Atatürk Bridge.
Comment:The picture is part of documentation on the final stages of the construction of Atatürk Bridge. The foundation was laid on 29 August 1936 and the bridge opened on 29 October 1939.
Series:https://gams.uni-graz.at/o:siba.3504
https://gams.uni-graz.at/o:siba.3505
Date:1939-10
Location:Istanbul, Haliç
Country:Turkey (contemporary)
Turkey (historical)
Type:Photographic negative
Creator:Giz, Selahattin (probably)
Keywords:360 Settelments > 363 Streets and Traffic
340 Structures > 344 Public Structures
490 Land Transport > 491 Highways and Bridges
Bibliography:Gazi köprüsünün temeli atıldı. Cumhuriyet, 30 August 1936. – Atatürk köprüsünde inşaat tamamlandı, Cumhuriyet. 28 October 1939. – Atatürk köprüsü açıldı, Cumhuriyet, 30 October 1939.
Copyright:Yapı Kredi bank
Archive:Yapı Kredi tarih arşivi, Istanbul (Collection Selahattin Giz), Inv. No.: 7/0726C
Editor:Joël László
Permalink:https://gams.uni-graz.at/o:siba.3506