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(NEW YORK CITY.) Martin, C. C. Report of the Chief Engineer and Superintendent of the New York & Brooklyn Bridge.

(NEW YORK CITY.) Martin, C. C. Report of the Chief Engineer and Superintendent of the New York & Brooklyn Bridge. 4 folding tables, folding cross section of the Brooklyn Bridge. 8vo, disbound, remnants of front wrapper present. Brooklyn: Eagle Book, 1884

This report, issued by the bridge's chief engineer, covers its first year of operation. Among the notable events and massive weight loads endured by the bridge mentioned in the report is a "procession of twenty-eight elephants, including Jumbo." Also discussed are plans to install electrical lights on the bridge.
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