Vintage photo John Lynch, location of Main St. Bridge?

Sorry for the poor quality photos.....it's behind glass, and I had trouble with reflections....
Bottom reads: Main Street Bridge, signed John Lynch 1967 (I think).
When searching John Lynch, there are so many hits, and I can't find a photographer match.
Any ideas on which bridge this is? As there are many of those too..
Thanks for your time.

 

Are you sure that says 1967? It sort of looks like 1907 to me.
Not sure they had fire boats in 1907 though.
Sorry - just musing aloud.

 

Hi Messi,
No I'm not sure if that's a zero, or six??
And you absolutely taught me something. I didn't know about fire boats. I was thinking those were some type of upward spout fountains Whoops !
Thank you

 

Maybe this is the bridge? What do you think?
Jacksonville, FL Main Street Bridge
https://olsenartnews.wordpress.com/...erkeeper-organization-downtown/pink-fountain/

 

That does indeed look like it!!
And it opened in 1941, so the date on your photo must be 1967!
How on earth did you find it? I have looked at a gazillion bridge towers, and I couldn't find it! LOL

 

LOL, I looked at a gazillion photos too. It was only because of your first reply that said fire boats, that I was able to find it, so THANK YOU!
I googled image searched, something like....
"vintage photo main street bridge fire boats"
and a picture of a different view of the bridge was not too far down the page.
Thanks again messi, I never would have found it without your help.
Now, if I could just figure out who John Lynch is...

 

I did notice one John Lynch when I googled - Jacksonville, FL photographer John Lynch, but I don't think he is old enough. Maybe a son? I donno.

 

My hometown !

 

Those might not be fire boat sprays. It might be a view of the bridge through an installation at its south end called the Friendship Fountain.

The fountain opened in 1965.

http://dougengart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/FriendshipFountain_2011-0623-005.jpg

 

Messi, thank you I saw that, and think you're right. Maybe it is a son. Funny thing I found, that tall building in the background used to be called the Lynch building, but named after a different Lynch....

Johnny, that's neat! You're a Florida cracker too! I live very close to Jacksonville, only a little over an hour away.

Thanks moreotherstuff, that's good to know, and what a pretty picture!

 

You can see the bridge in the background just to the right of center. Lynch must have had a pretty good telephoto lens.

 

Ah! Now it makes sense (although I think fire boats sound more romantic somehow. ).

 

And Im a rarity ! I was born and raised here ! Its rare to meet an actual native outside of small towns anymore.

 

I, too, have a thing for fireboats. I have seen them doing displays, but the story of the John J. Harvey, really caught my heart.

 

My son-in-law is from Jacksonville! My grandson's first outfit was a baby gator suit, of course.

 

My eldest daughter's Dad was born and raised in Jacksonville,Fl. and he had a heavy Southern drawl when he spoke..He had me learn this sentance and then I had to say it fast

" Stewed tomatoes on light brown toast the kind ya have to eat fast enuff before it falls through the crust".

 

You used to hear drawls a lot more in my youth,but probably 70% of people I meet now are from elsewhere,so you don't hear it much anymore. It was a good town,but like so many other places we have a real crime problem now.

 

I met john in 1965 so it WAS a different era....funny he was named John Quincy Adams and one of his brothers was named Thomas A Adams. When I gave John's name to the nurse for my daughter's birth cert. she kind of gave me a double look.