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Up Broadway from Between Grand and Broome Sts. Sign for Anthony’s Gallery in view at the top of his 501 Broadway building.
Up Broadway from Between Grand and Broome Sts. Sign for Anthony’s Gallery in view at the top of his 501 Broadway building.
March 15, 1930. Beside the north cable toward Poughkeepsie. Mr. H.I. Baker and his son in front. Blanche Seaman and Mr. Hanson, Resident engineer for Modjeski & Moran.
Up Broadway from Between Grand and Broome Sts. Sign for Anthony’s Gallery in view at the top of his 501 Broadway building. Label for McAllister & Brother, Philadelphia on verso. Also an interesting drawing of a skeleton.
March 15, 1930. A section of the north cable and a steel casting for one of the suspender cables.
March 15, 1930. The north cable toward the east anchorages. The catwalks to the cable are tipped over to the right on account of the sun lengthening the side of the cable next to the sun and letting it sag down.
April 5, 1930. From the top of the east tower looking west showing the suspender cables in place.
Salt Water Floating Bath, with Steamers, Sloops, &c., Sailing By. Label for McAllister & Brother, Philadelphia on verso.
Ferry Boat Running to Staten Island. The original wooden boat that was later renamed as the USS Hunchback was built in New York City in 1852 for civilian use as a ferry. On 16 December 1861, with the onset of the Civil War, the United States Navy purchased the boat. Within a month of its purchase, the Navy had converted the ferry into a gunboat and commissioned it for use in the war. The refitted ship was ready for departure in early January 1862 with Acting Lt. Edmund Colhoun in command.
April 5, 1930. From the east tower toward Poughkeepsie. Miriam Hicks nearest and Florence farthest walking down the catwalk beside the north cable.
April 5, 1930. From the top of the east tower toward Poughkeepsie and New York Central railway station. Miriam Hicks beside the north cable.
April 5, 1930. The Separator Works and the south cable and catwalk from the north catwalk. [Duplicate]
April 12, 1930. Near the east tower looking toward Poughkeepsie. Viola Sweetser beside the north cable.
April 15, 1930. East anchorage showing the fanning out of the groups of wires where they attach to the “I” bars forming the anchorage.