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Profusely illustrated account of the greatest engineering achievement of the 19th century. Rare contemporary photos and engravings, accompanied by extensive, detailed captions, recall construction, human drama, politics, much more. 167 black-and-white illustrations. ...more
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Stirring text-and-picture tribute to over 75 New York City bridges — from the era of New Amsterdam to Robert Moses' modern-day achievements. A highly readable text, accompanied by more than 150 illustrations, including rare archival engravings, describes such splendid spans as the Brooklyn Bridge, Throgs Neck, Verrazano Narrows, Whitestone, George ...more
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The Art of the Brooklyn Bridge--the first art book of its kind--brings together nearly 250 artists' imaginings and interpretations of the bridge, in painting, photography, comic books, movies, advertisements, and elsewhere, spanning the advent of photography, the rise of the illustrated press, Modernism, the Great Depression, the post-war boom through ...more
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Fourteen of Walker Evans's evocative photographs of Brooklyn Bridge, most of which have never been published, appear in this edition of Alan Trachenberg's Brooklyn Bridge: Fact and Symbol. In the new afterword Trachenberg explores the history of Hart Crane's The Bridge, especially the poem's integral relationship with the powerful photography ...more
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Othmar Ammann's name may be unfamiliar, but the six magnificent New York City bridges he created are known to all: George Washington, Bayonne, Triborough, Bronx-Whitestone, Throgs Neck, and Verrazano-Narrows. Ammann's long-span bridges came to define an epoch and shape the modern New York metropolis. This book is the first to ...more
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Opened in 1909, the Queensboro Bridge is the longest bridge spanning the East River. The bridge had an immediate and profound effect on the development of Queens from a largely rural area into a bedroom and working community. With its graceful symmetry, the bridge has long been a source of ...more
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A COLORING BOOK realistic and timely portrayal of New York's most celebrated architecture. From the Bethesda Fountain to the Woolworth Tower--30 illustrations and accompanying text. ...more
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"All bridges, if they are well built, have their own beauty. They recall the passageway that is perhaps the most enduring symbol of life. They speak of the journey across, and they mark the limits within which we must live. At the same time, they are something given to us ...more
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