The Great East River Suspension Bridge, New York – Historic Reproduction
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic image captures The Great East River Suspension Bridge, New York in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
The Great East River Suspension Bridge, New York
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The Great East River Suspension Bridge, as it was first called, was the structure that would become the Brooklyn Bridge, and this view captures it at a moment when it still seemed an audacious gamble. Designed by John A. Roebling and completed under his son Washington Roebling after the elder engineer's fatal accident in 1869, the span opened to pedestrians and traffic in 1883. At the time it was the longest suspension bridge in the world, and its granite towers and steel-wire cables set a model for engineering that followed. Look closely at the cables and the scale of the towers against the river and the city beyond.
| Original scan | 10,538 × 7,247 px · prints to 35 × 24 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 00758u |
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