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Putting wire wrapping around the suspension cables, Brooklyn Suspension Bridge, 1883

Putting wire wrapping around the suspension cables, Brooklyn Suspension Bridge, New York. Each cable was made up of more than 5, 000 separate strands. Wood engraving published 1883, the year the bridge opened. Designed and built by J.A. and W.A. Roebl

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September 8th at Hearts Content, the day of the successful termination of the work

September 8th at Heart's Content, the day of the successful termination of the work of laying, recovering, completing and testing the Atlantic Telegraph Cables of 1865 and 1866, 1866

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Forward Deck of the Great Eastern Cleared for the First Attempt to Grapple..., 1865-66

Forward Deck of the Great Eastern Cleared for the First Attempt to Grapple for the Lost Cable, August 11th, 1865, 1865-66

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