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An 1883
chromolithograph
of the
Brooklyn Bridge
, which connects
Manhattan Island
to
Brooklyn
. It was the first land passage between the two
boroughs
. On its opening on May 24, 1883, it became the longest
suspension bridge
in the world and its towers the tallest structures in the
Western Hemisphere
. Twenty-seven people died during the construction of the $15.5-million bridge.
Lithograph:
Currier and Ives
; Restoration:
Lise Broer
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