The Last Legacy of the Old Year

John Gordon Thomson (1841-1911)

Fun (7 January 1880)

A bit of floating wreckage bearing the words “Tay Bridge Accident” and the remains of the structure explain the woman’s grief.

Source: Hathi Digital Library Trust web version of a copy in the University of Minnesota library.

Click on image to enlarge it

  • The Tay Bridge Disaster

    • [You may use this image without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose as long as you (1) credit the Hathi Digital Library Trust and the Princeton University Library and (2) link your document to this URL in a web document or cite the Victorian Web in a print one. — George P. Landow ]