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The Brooklyn Bridge, originally called the East River Bridge, opened 130 years ago today on May 24, 1883. Here are some of my favorite images of the bridge from the 1870s to the early 1900s. I love the construction pictures! Click on each image to enlarge.
Brooklyn Bridge Construction, mid 1870s
Brooklyn Bridge Construction, 1877
Brooklyn Bridge Construction, 1878
Brooklyn Bridge under construction, 1878
The Brooklyn Bridge under construction with the "catwalk" and Manhattan anchorage in the foreground- 1878-1879
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Bridge Opening- May 24, 1883
Bird's-Eye View of Bridge, 1883
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Brooklyn Bridge, 1894
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Brooklyn Bridge, 1895
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Brooklyn Bridge, 1899
"The Brooklyn Bridge, whose stone pillars and butments, seen from afar, seem frail as air in the gray mist, but support an everlasting stream of traffic." 1899
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Brooklyn Bridge, 1900
Brooklyn Bridge, 1903
Brooklyn Bridge, 1913
Bridge painters perch on the suspension wires of the Brooklyn Bridge- October 7, 1914
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