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Title
Brooklyn Bridge, New York
Names
Manhattan Post Card Co. (Publisher)
Collection

Historical postcards of New York City

New York City -- Bridges -- Brooklyn

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1910 - 1920
Place: New York, N. Y.
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: NEW YC-Bri-Brk
Topics
Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.)
Bridges
East River (N.Y.)
Genres
Postcards
Notes
Content: "Brooklyn Bridge. The first great suspension bridge built and considered the world's greatest achievement in bridge-building. Connects lower New York City with Brooklyn, extending over the East River. Total length of the bridge is 6,537 feet with a width of 85 feet. Over a half million people cross the bridge daily and in addition to trolley and elevated cars about 5,000 vehicles use this structure."--printed on verso.
Statement of responsibility: "Pub. by Manhattan Post Card Co., New York City."--printed on verso.
Physical Description
Extent: 9 x 14 cm or 14 x 9 cm
Halftone photomechanical prints
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Barcode: 33333201350523
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0d258a90-c55c-012f-784d-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1910: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Brooklyn Bridge, New York" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1910 - 1920. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-8c15-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Brooklyn Bridge, New York" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 14, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-8c15-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1910 - 1920). Brooklyn Bridge, New York Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-8c15-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Brooklyn Bridge, New York