PHOTOS: Gold leaf gilding on Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge

Posted Jun 14, 2012

By vwilliams

Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge, Q-Bridge: Anchor pier Lettering primed and prepped for gold leaf gilding on Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge signage. 6/14/12. Photo by Peter Hvizdak /New Haven Register

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Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge, Q-Bridge: Anchor pier Lettering primed and prepped for gold leaf gilding on Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge signage. 6/14/12. Photo by Peter Hvizdak /New Haven Register
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Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge, Q-Bridge: Anchor pier Lettering primed and prepped for gold leaf gilding on Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge signage. 6/14/12. Photo by Peter Hvizdak /New Haven Register
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Q-Bridge: Lettering, Gilding on Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge December 7, 1941 signage. 6/14/12. Photo by Peter Hvizdak /New Haven Register
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Q-Bridge: Lettering, Gilding on Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge December 7, 1941 signage. 6/14/12. Photo by Peter Hvizdak /New Haven Register
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Q-Bridge: Lettering, Gilding on Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge December 7, 1941 signage. 6/14/12. Photo by Peter Hvizdak /New Haven Register
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Q-Bridge: Lettering, Gilding on Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge December 7, 1941 signage. 6/14/12. Photo by Peter Hvizdak /New Haven Register
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Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge, Q-Bridge: A second coat of primer being applied Thursday 6/14/12 as lettering is prepped for gold leaf gilding on Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge signage by Jill London and MIchael Kramer of The Gilders Studio of Maryland. Photo by Peter Hvizdak /New Haven Register
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Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge, Q-Bridge: A second coat of primer being applied Thursday 6/14/12 as lettering is prepped for gold leaf gilding on Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge signage by Jill London and MIchael Kramer of The Gilders Studio of Maryland. Photo by Peter Hvizdak /New Haven Register
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Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge, Q-Bridge: A second coat of primer being applied Thursday 6/14/12 as lettering is prepped for gold leaf gilding on Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge signage by Jill London and MIchael Kramer of The Gilders Studio of Maryland. Photo by Peter Hvizdak /New Haven Register
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Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge, Q-Bridge: A second coat of primer being applied Thursday 6/14/12 as lettering is prepped for gold leaf gilding on Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge signage by MIchael Kramer of The Gilders Studio of Maryland. Photo by Peter Hvizdak /New Haven Register
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Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge, Q-Bridge: A second coat of primer being applied Thursday 6/14/12 as lettering is prepped for gold leaf gilding on Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge signage by MIchael Kramer of The Gilders Studio of Maryland. Photo by Peter Hvizdak /New Haven Register
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Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge, Q-Bridge: A second coat of primer being applied Thursday 6/14/12 as lettering is prepped for gold leaf gilding on Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge signage by MIchael Kramer of The Gilders Studio of Maryland. Photo by Peter Hvizdak /New Haven Register
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Blueprints for Anchor pier lettering and gilding on Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge December 7, 1941 signage. 6/14/12. Photo by Peter Hvizdak /New Haven Register
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Blueprints for Anchor pier lettering and gilding on Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge December 7, 1941 signage. 6/14/12. Photo by Peter Hvizdak /New Haven Register
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Test mock up of the gold leaf gilded lettering that will be on the anchor pier Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge signage. 6/14/12. Photo by Peter Hvizdak /New Haven Register
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Mathew Briggs, Connecticut DOT Project Engineer, looks at the test mock up of the gold leaf gilded lettering that will be on the anchor pier Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge signage. 6/14/12. Photo by Peter Hvizdak /New Haven Register
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Mathew Briggs, Connecticut DOT Project Engineer, looks at the test mock up of the gold leaf gilded lettering that will be on the anchor pier Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge signage. 6/14/12. Photo by Peter Hvizdak /New Haven Register