The Brooklyn Bridge / Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.).

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This award-winning film by Ken Burns recaptures the drama, struggles, and personal tragedies behind the greatest of all achievements of America's industrial age, THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE. Largest bridge of the era, its construction entailed enormous problems and ingenious solutions. Witness the human her...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Films on Demand.
Corporate Authors:	Infobase (Film distributor) Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
Other Authors:	Burns, Ken, 1953-
Language:	English
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), [1982]
Series:	Films on Demand.
Subjects:	Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.) Internet videos.
Genre:	Internet videos.
Online Access:	Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file (58 min., 36 sec.)) : sound, color.
Format:	Electronic Video

Contents:

Part One: Building the Bridge (4:07)
1869-1883 (4:10)
Early Bridges (2:10)
Brooklyn (2:37)
Caissons 1869-1872 (3:50)
Friday December 2, 1870 (4:59)
East River Bridge Brooklyn Tower 1870-1876 (4:10)
Politics (2:27)
Cable Making 1876-1878 (4:09)
Roadway 1878-1883 (4:23)
Part Two: The Brooklyn Bridge (3:55)
Joy of Walking the Bridge (3:58)
Inspiration (4:19)
Bridge Art (2:43)
Gothic Archway (5:04)
Credits: Ken Burns: The Brooklyn Bridge (1:30)