Panoramic view of Manhattan, showing Brooklyn Bridge under construction

Collection Data

Names
Beal, Joshua H. (American photographer, active late 19th century) (Photographer)
Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1876
Place: New York
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: 113PH045
Topics
Photography, Panoramic
Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.)
Bridges -- New York (State) -- East River
Panoramic photographs
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Transferred from Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, 2013
Content: Joshua H. Beal climbed to the tower of the Brooklyn Bridge while it was still under construction, where he exposed five negatives to create this composite panorama. The view shows many lower Manhattan landmarks, including Trinity Church, the New York Tribune building, and the busy docks of the East River.
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 1 photograph ; 9 1/4 x 89 in. (23.5 x 226 cm), 12 1/16 x 89 15/16 in. (30.7 x 228.5 cm) (mat/mount)
Mounted onto Masonite(?) 1cm thick. Original photograph of the reprint: 106PH291.001
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
TMS ID: 304401
TMS Object Number: 113PH045.001
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5722fe60-5b93-0131-8261-58d385a7bbd0
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