Brooklyn Bridge / a Florentine Films production ; a film by Ken Burns ; written and edited by Amy Stechler ; produced by Ken Burns, Amy Stechler, Buddy Squires, and Roger Sherman.
Publisher:
PBS Home Video,
Copyright Date:
2013
Description:
1 videodisc (59 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Narrator, David McCullough. Originally produced in 1981. Special features: A conversation with Ken Burns ; Ken Burns: making history ; includes footage not seen in PBS broadcast.
Contents:
John Roebling -- Early bridges -- The Caissons -- Building the towers -- Politics -- Cable making -- Building the roadway -- Opening ceremonies -- The archetypal monument -- A walk across the bridge -- The bridge in popular art and film.
Summary:
Ken Burns portrays the drama, the struggles and the personal tragedies behind this greatest of all achievements of America's industrial age. It was the largest bridge of its era, marked by enormous construction problems and ingenious solutions.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.