Eugene de Salignac
Eugene de Salignac (1861–1943) was an American photographer who worked for the Department of Bridges/Plant and Structures in New York City. Eugene de Salignac was born in Boston in 1861 into an eccentric family of exiled French nobility, de Salignac had no formal training in photography. In 1903, at the age of 42, his brother-in-law found him a job as an assistant to the photographer for the Department of Bridges, Joseph Palmer.
Eugene de Salignac
Eugene de Salignac (1861–1943) · NYC Muncipal Archives · Public domain
- Born
- 1861 · Boston.
- Died
- 1943
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- photographer
- Languages
- English
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Eugene de Salignac (1861–1943) was an American photographer who worked for the Department of Bridges/Plant and Structures in New York City. Eugene de Salignac was born in Boston in 1861 into an eccentric family of exiled French nobility, de Salignac had no formal training in photography. In 1903, at the age of 42, his brother-in-law found him a job as an assistant to the photographer for the Department of Bridges, Joseph Palmer.
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Born at Boston in 1861, died in New York City in 1943.
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Queensboro Bridge under construction, 1907. Photo taken from the present-day site of Queensbridge Park in Astoria, Queens, north of the bridge. Opposite shore is Roosevelt Island, formerly known as Blackwell's island. Gelatin-silver print from 8x10 glass negative
Salignac, Eugene de, 1861-1943
Queensboro Bridge, prior to the construction of elevated rail, from the roof of the Brewster Building in present-day Long Island City.
Salignac, Eugene de, 1861-1943
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