A. MAJOR. Bird’s-eye View of the Great Suspension Bridge connecting the cities of New York and Brooklyn. 1883

A. MAJOR.
Bird’s-eye View of the Great Suspension Bridge connecting the cities of New York and Brooklyn
Lithograph with original hand color

Washington: Franklin Square Lithographic Company in the office of the Librarian of Congress, for the Judge Publishing Company, 1883
21 1⁄8” x 37 1⁄8” visible, 29 3⁄4” x 45 3⁄4” framed

Fine large view of the Brooklyn Bridge looking southeast towards Brooklyn, celebrating the completion of the Bridge on May 24, 1883. The lively expansive view show the two connected towns, along with dozens of boats in the East River. The view is a tribute to the builders of the bridge in the truest sense, listing the Designer, Chief Engineers and Assistant Engineers at the bottom left and the Draughtsmen, Master Architect, Superintendent of Masonry and General Foreman of Laborers at the far right, but curiously not mentioning the important role played by Emily Warren Roebling, herself an engineer.