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E[ast] Tower of Brooklyn Bridge, from footwalk, Brooklyn side, [NY] [graphic].
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Creator
Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer.
Contributor
Roebling, John Augustus, 1806-1869, architect.
Title
E[ast] Tower of Brooklyn Bridge, from footwalk, Brooklyn side, [NY] [graphic].
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1886
Date
March 4, 1886
Physical Description
1 photograph: glass negative; 4 x 5 in.
Description
Glass negative showing the East tower of the Brooklyn Bridge seen from the pedestrian walkway. The bridge's cables swoop up toward the tower as men in bowler hats travel across the walkway. The suspension bridge linking Manhattan to Brooklyn, built 1869-1883, after the designs of John Augustus Roebling (1806-1869) was originally approved in 1867. Roebling’s son Washington Roebling (1837-1926) took over as chief engineer following his death in 1869. The bridge was also called the New York and Brooklyn Bridge and East River Bridge before being formally named in 1915.
Notes
Time: A.M.
Light: good sun.
Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris.
Edited.
Subject
Bridges -- New York (State) -- New York.
Fashion.
Philadelphia artists.
Geographic subject
Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.)
Genre
Glass negatives.
Associated name
Roebling, John Augustus, 1806-1869, architect.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.841]
Accession number
P.9895.841
In Collections
Marriott C. Morris Collection Negatives
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