Bidspirit auction | John Roebling Bridge Technical Drawings

John Roebling Bridge Technical Drawings 1905 - Seven original technical drawings by John A. Roebling & Sons Company all dated 1905. Each depicting a different bridge element. Black ink on paper. Possibly for the Covington, Kentucky suspension bridge over the Ohio river. Dimensions : Sheets range from 19.5” x 34”  to  31” x 48” Provenance: Mary G. Roebling (1995-1994), Trenton, New Jersey. Acquired from above by present owner. Property from a Bucks County, Pennsylvania Collection. Footnote: Mary G. Roebling (New Jersey, 1905-1994) was the first woman to serve as the head of a major commercial bank in the United States when she became president of the Trenton Trust in 1937. Condition: Creasing, wrinkles edge losses, stains.