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Title
Manhattan Bridge, New York City
Names
American Art Publishing Co. (Publisher)
Curt Teich & Co. (Printer)
H. Finkelstein & Son (Printer)
Underhill, Irving, -1960 (Copyright holder)
Collection

Historical postcards of New York City

New York City -- Bridges -- Manhattan

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1910 (Approximate)
Place: New York, N. Y.
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC POC NEW YC-Bri-Ma
Topics
Bridges
Piers & wharves -- New York (State) -- New York
East River (N.Y.)
Manhattan Bridge (New York, N.Y.)
Genres
Postcards
Notes
Content: Cf. image ID 836249.
Statement of responsibility: "H. F. & Son. Copyright 1910 by Irving Underhill, New York." "The American Art Publishing Co. New York." "C T Photochrom"--printed on verso.
Physical Description
Extent: 9 x 14 cm or 14 x 9 cm
Halftone photomechanical prints
Tinted halftone.
Description
"Manhattan Bridge, a double-deck suspension bridge, contructed 1901 to 1909 from the bowery at canal Street to Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn. Steel towers are 336 feet high resting on masonry pedestals which are 92 feet below water line, the four cables weigh 6300 tons, length of bridge 8655 feet, width 120 feet, total cost $ 13,400,000."--printed on verso. Includes rendering of a Wright biplane above the Manhattan Bridge.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Barcode: 33333201350572
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 16afb060-c55c-012f-0ac5-58d385a7bc34
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
  • 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. "Manhattan Bridge, New York City" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1910. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-8c20-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. "Manhattan Bridge, New York City" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-8c20-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). Manhattan Bridge, New York City Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-8c20-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Manhattan Bridge, New York City