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Brooklyn Bridge Promenade and Gothic Stone Towers (1927)

A wide perspective looking down the wooden pedestrian promenade of the Brooklyn Bridge, framing its massive Gothic stone arches and suspension cables against the Manhattan skyline. — Brooklyn Bridge Promenade and Gothic Stone Towers (1927) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

Looking back toward his Brooklyn roots and Pratt Institute education, Donald A. Hall Sr. photographed the Brooklyn Bridge promenade in 1927, his engineering eye drawn to its pioneering suspension cable structure.