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Williamsburg Bridge – Vintage Print

Williamsburg Bridge, [between 1920 and 1950] — historic photograph
Williamsburg Bridge, [between 1920 and 1950]. 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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Step back in time with Williamsburg Bridge, a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Williamsburg Bridge

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Spanning the East River between the Lower East Side and Brooklyn, the Williamsburg Bridge opened in 1903 and was for a time the longest suspension bridge in the world. Its main span runs about 1,600 feet, and its steel towers and cables became a familiar sight to generations of commuters and dock workers. This print comes from the Wittemann Collection at the Library of Congress, catalogued as number 383 and dated only to the years between 1920 and 1950, a period when the bridge carried heavy streetcar, subway and vehicle traffic across the river.

Created / published[between 1920 and 1950]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1920-1950.
NotesWittemann Collection. No. 383.
SubjectsBridges--New York (State)--New York--1920-1950.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,259 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-183555

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