Brooklyn Bridge [DVD] / a film by Ken Burns ; written and edited by Amy Stechler ; produced by Ken Burns, Amy Stechler, Buddy Squires, and Roger Sherman.
Format:
[DVD] /
Edition:
Full screen.
Publisher:
PBS Home Video,
Copyright Date:
2010
Description:
1 videodisc (59 min.) : sound, color and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Produced by Florentine Films and WNET/Thirteen. Narrator, David McCullough. Special features: Ken Burns: making history (8 min.); A conversation with Ken Burns (13 min.).
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.