About This Item

  • Call NumberPORT_0753
  • Title[Plaque dedicated to Emily Roebling]
  • SummaryImage represented is one of a related set (PORT 0754), some of which may also be described in this new record; Two images of plaques. "The builders of the [Brooklyn] Bridge; dedicated to the memory of Emily Warren Roebling, 1943-1903; with faith and courage, she helped her stricken husband, Col. Washington A. Roebling, C. E., 1837-1926, to complete the construction of this bridge from the plans of his father, John A. Roebling, C. E., 1806-1869, who gave his life to this bridge. Back of every great work we can find the self-sacrificing devotion of a woman. This tablet erected by The Brooklyn Engineers Club with funds raised by popular subscription." The plaques are identical except one reads "erected 1950" and the other reads "erected 1951."
  • Date1950
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description2 photographic prints : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle supplied by cataloger.
  • SubjectRoebling, Emily Warren, 1843-1903 ; Plaques -- New York (State) -- New York [lctgm]
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.
  • FolderFolder: Portraits: Roebling, Mrs. Emily Warren