Robert Swanson's photos with the keyword: structure

Counterweight

10 Nov 2025 17 7 204
This huge mass of concrete is the counterweight for the Mystic Bridge (Connecticut). See PiP. The bridge was built in 1922. Taken with the phone and processed with GIMP.

Antennas

17 Jul 2025 4 1 163
Near Soccoro, New Mexico. This is the Very Large Array (VLA), an amazing set of radio telescopes. We were fortunate that they were offering an "open house" that day, so we were able to view the computers, etc in the control area, as well as walk around some of these awesome structures. They are managed from a railway specially constructed in the desert. Image processed with GIMP. VLA is near Socorro, New Mexico: public.nrao.edu/visit/very-large-array

Finnish Hall (HBM)

17 May 2024 10 18 707
Historic building near the pier in Astoria, Oregon. There were many immigrants in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, primarily due to the lumber industry. This building survived the construction of the huge bridge over the Columbia River. Image taken with phone and processed with GIMP.

Ranger and Casa Grande (HWW)

18 Jan 2023 11 8 520
Taken at Casa Grande National Monument. The ancient building is now under a protective cover. The ranger is describing the structure and its history. The walls are made of adobe from the topsoil of the desert. It must have taken quite a large group of people to excavate, form the adobe "bricks" and then erect the walls of this structure. See PiP for more. If you are in Arizona, be sure to visit the National Monument. www.nps.gov/cagr/index.htm Image processed with GIMP.