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Stunning pictures taken by a young snapper during the construction of Oakland Bay Bridge have gone on display The photos were taken over a two-year period by aspiring photographer Peter Stackpole, 21 Stackpole later said the pictures he took, many from dizzying heights high above San Francisco Bay, were his finestBy Stuart WoledgePUBLISHED: 10:45 EST, 23 July 2013 | UPDATED: 11:48 EST, 23 July 201323 shares11ViewcommentsIt took three years to build, cost more than $77m and 28 workmen lost their lives during its construction, but when it was finally completed in 1936, three years after work first began, Oakland Bay Bridge was the largest in the world, spanning some 7,180metres making it nearly 4.5 miles long.And these spectacular pictures charting the dramatic rise of the monolithic construction have gone on display for what is believed to be the first time since they were taken all those years ago.The images were were captured by a plucky young wannabe photographer who went by the name of Peter Stackpole.Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2375145/Young-photographer-Peter-Stackpole-body-Bay-Bridge-work.html#ixzz2ZuOKbePiFollow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
