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Fourth Avenue Postcard

Description

Postcard view of identical houses on Fourth Avenue below Main, in Roebling, New Jersey.

Type of Resource

Photograph

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Roebling Depot Postcard

Description

Postcard view of a locomotive entering the Roebling Depot in Roebling, New Jersey.

Type of Resource

Photograph

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Third Avenue Postcard

Description

Postcard view looking down Third Avenue in Roebling, New Jersey.

Type of Resource

Photograph

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Roebling's Sons Co. Mills

Description

This postcard from Roebling, N.J. shows a bird's eye view of the Roebling's Sons Co. factory mills.

Type of Resource

Photograph

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Roebling's Sons Co. Steel Mill

Description

This postcard from Roebling, N.J. shows one of the Roebling's Sons Co. steel mills.

Type of Resource

Photograph

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Roebling's Sons Co. Factory Mills

Description

This postcard from Roebling, N.J. shows part of the factory mills that belonged to John A. Roebling's Sons Company.

Type of Resource

Photograph

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Front View of Early Rope Machine

Description

Engineering drawing of an early rope machine.

Type of Resource

Drawing

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Twist Carriage Drawing of Rope Machine

Description

Engineering drawing of the twist carriage of an early rope machine.

Type of Resource

Drawing

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Rope Laying Machine Drawing

Description

Engineering drawing of a portion of an early rope laying machine.

Type of Resource

Drawing

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Sketch of Washington Roebling in Bed

Description

Sketch of Washington Roebling lying in bed, looking through a spyglass at the Brooklyn Bridge from his window. During construction, Roebling became sick with "caisson's disease," today known as "the b...

Type of Resource

Photograph

Rights

Men Inspecting Bridge Construction

Description

Several men in top hats inspect the view from the top of the Brooklyn tower, in process of construction. Workmen pause to pose for the photograph.

Type of Resource

Photograph

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Brooklyn Tower Construction

Description

View of the tower construction of the Brooklyn Bridge.

Type of Resource

Photograph

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New York Anchorage Chains and Cables

Description

Close-up view of the anchor chains and wire cable connections on the New York anchorage of the Brooklyn Bridge.

Type of Resource

Photograph

Rights

Roebling Mansion Front View

Description

Front view of the Roebling Mansion on State Street, in Trenton, New Jersey.

Type of Resource

Photograph

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Brooklyn Bridge Construction

Description

Construction of the Brooklyn Bridge masonry in progress. Many workers shown at the bottom of the structure.

Type of Resource

Photograph

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Brooklyn Bridge Tower and Cables

Description

Close up view of Brooklyn Bridge tower and cables.

Type of Resource

Photograph

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Strengthening the Anchorage Cables

Description

View of the end of the Niagara Railway Suspension Bridge, showing the strengthening of the anchorage cables.

Type of Resource

Photograph

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Wire Cable for the Brooklyn Bridge

Description

Wire cable for the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge being transported by railroad.

Type of Resource

Photograph

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Washington Roebling in Military Uniform

Description

Washington Roebling pictured in his Union Army cap and uniform.

Type of Resource

Photograph

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Engineers of the Brooklyn Bridge

Description

A picture of the Board of Expert Engineers of the Brooklyn Bridge, standing on the Clifton Bridge in Niagara.

Type of Resource

Photograph

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Front Elevation of Brooklyn Tower

Description

Drawing of the front elevation of the East River Bridge (Brooklyn Bridge) tower, by John Augustus Roebling, designer.

Type of Resource

Drawing

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Photographer Walking on Bridge Cable

Description

Photographer walking up one of the Brooklyn Bridge cables to a tower in the foreground. The East River and Williamsburg Bridge can be seen in the background.

Type of Resource

Photograph

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Plan of Niagara Suspension Bridge

Description

Section and elevation drawings of the superstructure of the Niagara River Railroad Suspension Bridge.

Type of Resource

Drawing

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Monongahela Bridge Lithograph

Description

Lithograph of views of the Monongahela Bridge at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, including from the approach looking down the length of the bridge and view of the full span of the bridge.

Type of Resource

Photograph

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Allegheny Bridge Tower Drawing

Description

Drawings of three views of the Allegheny Suspension Bridge tower.

Type of Resource

Drawing