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[Under the Manhattan and Brooklyn bridges, New York, N.Y.] – Historic Reproduction

[Under the Manhattan and Brooklyn bridges, New York, N.Y.], [1909?] — historic photograph
[Under the Manhattan and Brooklyn bridges, New York, N.Y.], [1909?]. Historic photograph from the New York City collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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[Under the Manhattan and Brooklyn bridges, New York, N.Y.] comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Shot on an 8 x 10 inch glass plate, this view looks up the East River toward the spans of the Manhattan and Brooklyn bridges, with the bridge structures themselves carrying the composition. The Brooklyn Bridge, completed in 1883, was among the most celebrated engineering works of its age, and by the late 1900s the East River crossings were crowded with trolleys, wagons and foot traffic. The Detroit Publishing Company, which produced this negative, was a commercial firm that issued photographs of American cities and landscapes, so the picture reflects the period's appetite for images of modern urban progress.

Created / published[1909?]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. G 6590" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 039196. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsBridges.United States--New York (State)--New York.United States--New York (State)--East River.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 796 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-68879

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