Drawings, 1854-1953, (bulk 1870-1898).
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Since the early 19th century, there were many proposals to link the cities of Brooklyn and New York, by a bridge. Various designs and compositions were suggested. One early plan actually proposed a bridge made out of wood. In 1865, John Augustus Roebling, an engineer, architect and inventor, prepared his first plans of constructing the bridge using steel cables, granite, steel and wood. Roebling was confident that his creation would be an engineering project without equal. Pushing i...