Explore the historical evolution and visual significance of this theme through the extensive archives of Luminous-Lint. By connecting rare images, scholarly research, and diverse photographic techniques, we provide a comprehensive framework for understanding how these visual narratives have shaped the medium across the 19th and 20th centuries. Dive into our networked database of over 130,000 images to discover the pivotal trends, individual masterpieces, and deep historical connections that define this field.
| Introduction |
| 1 | Introduction to civil engineering |
| Germany |
| 2 | Alois Löcherer: The statue of Bavaria, Munich (1844-1850) |
| Great Britain |
| 3 | Philip Henry Delamotte: The Crystal Palace (1854-1855) |
| 4 | B.L. Spackman: Construction at the 1862 International Exhibition at South Kensington, England (1859-1862) |
| France |
| 5 | France: Pont du Gard |
| 6 | Édouard Baldus: Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée (1860s) |
| 7 | Édouard Baldus: Les chemins de fer du Nord. Ligne de Paris à Boulogne. Vues photographiques |
| 8 | Édouard Baldus: Chemin de fer du Nord. Ligne de Paris à Compiègne par Chantilly. Petites vues (1866) |
| 9 | Delmaet & Durandelle: The Paris Opera (1861-1875) |
| 10 | Les Travaux Publics de la France (1878-1882) |
| 11 | Louis-Emile Durandelle: Eiffel Tower (1887-1889) |
| 12 | Albert Fernique: Construction of the Eiffel Tower, Paris (1888) |
| 13 | Construction du Chemin de Fer Metropolitan Municipal de Paris (1905-1910) |
| Luxembourg |
| 14 | Charles Bernhoeft: Construction of the Adolphe Bridge, Luxembourg (1900-1903) |
| Spain |
| 15 | Martínez Sánchez: Public works in Spain (1860s) |
| 16 | Juan Laurent: Public works in Spain (1860s) |
| Portugal |
| 17 | Emilio Biel: Construction of the Ponte Maria Pia in Porto (1876-1877) |
| USA |
| 18 | Daguerreotypes of canal construction (ca. 1850) |
| 19 | Alexander Gardner and others: Across the continent on the Kansas Pacific Railroad |
| 20 | Andrew J. Russell: The Great West Illustrated in a Series of Photographic Views Across the Continent, Taken Along the Line of the Union Pacific Railroad, West from Omaha, Nebraska |
| 21 | Wyoming: Dale Creek Crossing (1868-1901) |
| 22 | Joseph P. Babbitt: Engineers and Surveyors on the Kansas City Bridge (1869) |
| 23 | George M. Mowbray [stereoviews by H.D. Ward]: Tri-Nitro-glycerine, as Applied in the Hoosac Tunnel Submarine Blasting, Etc. (1872) |
| 24 | Albert Bardem: Construction of the Commercial National Bank, SW corner Martin and Wilmington Streets, Raleigh, NC (1912-1913) |
| 25 | Lewis W. Hine: Empire State Building (1929-1931) |
| 26 | New York City: The Manhattan Bridge |
| 27 | New York City: The Brooklyn Bridge |
| Canada |
| 28 | William Notman: The construction of Victoria Bridge, Montreal, Canada (1854-1859) |
| India |
| 29 | Railways of India |
| Argentina |
| 30 | Georges Poulet: Aurora Argentina (1890s) |
| The Suez and Panama Canals |
| 31 | Suez Canal (1859-1869) |
| 32 | Panama Canal - First attempt (ca. 1885) |
| 33 | Panama Canal - Second attempt (1904-1914) |
| Structural forms |
| 34 | Bridges, viaducts, trestles and jetties |
| 35 | Road works, construction, maintenance and repair |
| 36 | Structural steel |
