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Contents
rologue The Salgina Crossing | 3 |
Family and School 18721894 | 5 |
Reinforced Concrete in the 1890s | 9 |
The Turn from Masonry 18941901 | 15 |
The New Bridge Form 19011904 | 31 |
From Bridges to Buildings 19041909 | 43 |
The Business of Building 19091919 | 49 |
From Builder to Designer 19191927 | 63 |
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