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"J.A. Drew Diaz" <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 31 Oct 2000 13:58:29 -0600
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Reading last night- Brave Companions by David McCullough [of Truman
Fame].

An article about the rediscovery of Washington Roebling's Contract
Documents for the Brooklyn Bridge…

" 'If there were 140 rivets in a connection, every rivet was drawn, and
everyone showing how the light would strike it.'"

" In part…this can be explained.. many who worked on the bridge were
illiterate.."

DD

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