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Vintage Photograph of the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges from Dumbo Circa 1957
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This vintage photograph from the late 1950s shows both the Manhattan Bridge and the Brooklyn Bridge in one capture. Snapped looking West on Plymouth Street and Jay St, here is a Google…

July 7, 1981: Ironworkers on the Brooklyn Bridge attended to cables that had snapped, closing down the pedestrian walkway from June 28 — when the cables broke — until early August. “Akira Aimi, the 32-year-old Japanese freelance photographer who was critically injured when he was hit by one of the snapped cables, died yesterday at St. Vincent’s Hospital,” reported The Times. Have no fear, however, said a representative of the Transportation Department. “When the retainers are installed, it will be equally safe for pedestrians and bicycles. I would walk across it then with my wife and family anytime,” he said.
Vintage Photograph of Ironworkers Fixing a Snapped Cable Up High on the Brooklyn Bridge
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The Lively Morgue is a daily photo blog from the New York Times in which an original photo from the newspaper's archives is reposted along with tidbits of information gleaned from the…

Eugene de Salignac's Iconic Brooklyn Bridge Painters Photograph From 1914
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Eugene de Salignac was the official photographer of the NYC Department of Bridges from 1906 to 1934. During that time, Salignac captured over 20,000 photos as large, glass-plate negatives…

DUMBO, a name invented in the late 1970s, Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass.
"Ungentrified", a Collection of Danny Lyon Photos Showing Brooklyn in the 1970's
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American photographer Danny Lyon was born in Brooklyn in 1942. When he was 21 he published his first photographs, and never looked back. Over the next 50 years, Lyon would capture many…

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Vintage Photograph Under the Brooklyn Bridge Circa 1946
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American photographer Brett Weston started snapping photos as a teenager in 1925, excelling quickly and grabbing international acclaim by his early 20's, being featured in solo galleries in…