Title

Brooklyn Bridge, New York, USA.Artist: Underwood & Underwood

Caption

Brooklyn Bridge, New York, USA. Designed by John Augustus Roebling, the Brooklyn Bridge (foreground) over the East River was heralded as one of the most important construction projects of the 19th century. When completed it was the longest suspension bridge in the world. Roebling died of tetanus in 1869 after his foot was crushed in an accident during construction. His son, Washington, took over as chief engineer, and saw the project to its successful conclusion with the assistance of his wife Emily after Washington himself was incapacitated by an attack of the bends suffered while working below the river bed. Stereoscopic card detail.
The Print Collector collection

Date

Nov 30, 1999

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C52_082

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (4,0Mb) / 13,6in x 14,2in / 4091 x 4274 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation water building buildings New York New York City country tower ship ships bridge cityscape suspension bridge location century Brooklyn Bridge Brooklyn civil engineering East River B&W new york state aerial view MONOCHROME road bridge United States of America United States bird's eye view 19th century water transport black & white black and white B W nineteenth century American America USA The Print Collector stereoscopic stereoscopic photography TGN photograph stereoscopic card John Augustus Roebling Roebling John Augustus John Roebling Washington Augustus Roebling Washington Augustus Washington Roebling Emily Warren Roebling Emily Warren Underwood & Underwood Emily Warren Roebling John Augustus Roebling Washington Augustus Roebling photograph