Opening Ceremonies of the New York and Brooklyn Bridge, May 24, 1883 by KINGSLEY, William C. (president); ROEBLING, Washington A. (chief engineer) - 1883

Brooklyn: The Brooklyn Eagle Job Printing Department. Very Good. 1883. Hardcover. A hardcover program to commemorate the opening of New York's landmark Brooklyn Bridge. With a tissue-guarded black & white frontis photo of the bridge. Text by an unspecified writer describes the events during the ceremonies such as speeches, music and prayer, as presided by James S. T. Stranahan. Includes listing of trustees, officers and engineers involved in the construction of this venerable structure. --- In bevel-edge navy cloth-covered boards with pebbling and patterned lines in blind to covers; gilt-stamped cover & spine titling, floral print endpapers; all edges gilt. --- With light sunning and soiling to covers, mild foxing to frontis image, and with chafing to one corner. Partial split at title page doesn't affect the stability of the binding, which remains sturdy.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; 122 pages .