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The wire for the East River bridge

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

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Wallach Division Picture Collection

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New York City -- Bridges -- Brooklyn

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The wire for the East River bridge

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Title
The wire for the East River bridge
Names
Bross, Robert S., approximately 1831- (Artist)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

New York City -- Bridges -- Brooklyn

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1877-03-03
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC NEW YC-Brid-Brk
Topics
Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.)
New York (N.Y.) -- Buildings, structures, etc
Bridges -- New York (State) -- New York
Bridge construction -- New York (State) -- New York
Cable industry -- New York (State) -- New York
Genres
Prints
Notes
Source note: From Scientific American. (New York : Munn Co., 1845-).
Content: Printed on image: "Making the wire for the East River bridge." "Pointing" "Drawing the wire" "Cleaning & liming" "Making the large coils." "Size of the wire." "Testing the wire." Figures numbered 1-4. Includes additional text.
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: 32 x 25 cm. (12 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17091080
Barcode: 33333159144472
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0a0e2c20-c55c-012f-4ffc-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1877: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The wire for the East River bridge" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1877-03-03. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-2d4e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The wire for the East River bridge" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 8, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-2d4e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1877-03-03). The wire for the East River bridge Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-2d4e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The wire for the East River bridge