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Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Gail and Stephen Rudin New York landmarks collection

 Collection — Manuscript box 88 - folder 1: [Barcode: 31924070783679]
Identifier: 6991
Abstract

Paper ephemera, postcards, and photographs related to the Brooklyn Bridge and other New York landmarks. Includes booklet, program, invitation, and ticket to opening ceremony for bridge on May 24, 1883. Also includes receipt for the purchase of Randall's Island, as well as miscellany related to the Holland Tunnel and the Statue of Liberty.

Dates: 1835-1944.

William E. Lucas scrapbook

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 37-5-2682
Scope and content

Scrapbook of Cornell activities, including letters from James Gluck, William C. Russel, and dealing with alumni activities, Psi Upsilon, the dedication of the Brooklyn Bridge, Willard Fiske, and John D. Warner. Also, bound copy of "Syllabus in Rhetoric" and "The History and Elements of the English Language." Also, Phi Beta Kappa invitation, 1884; and a diploma signed by William C. Russel.

Dates: 1872-1886.