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BirdsEyeBrooklynBridge-major-1883 SOLD Title Bird s-Eye View of the Great New York and Brooklyn Bridge, and Grand Display of Fire Works on Opening Night.   1883 (dated)     Description Perhaps the most dynamic and dramatic Brooklyn Bridge View, this is the 1883 A. Major four-color chromolithograph bird s-eye view of the Brooklyn Bridge during the opening day celebrations. Then known as the New York and Brooklyn Bridge or the East River Bridge (it would not be officially renamed the Brooklyn Bridge until 1915), fireworks erupt from both stone towers and the center of the span. Individuals on rooftops and passengers set off additional celebratory fireworks. Steamers, sailboats, and three-masted schooners fill the East River, creating a visual spectacle emphasizing New York s significance as a port. Pedestrians cross the bridge, some in elegant carriages. The bridge s designer, engineers, draughtsmen, and other important individuals are recognized along the bottom b

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