Caption
Brooklyn Bridge Centennial (1983)
Number
2041
Prompt
The lights on the bridge could twinkle on, and the water of the East River could gently ripple. Several tiny, old-fashioned automobiles could be seen in the distance driving across the bridge while a flag flies from one of the towers.
Body
The issuance of this stamp coincided with a city-wide celebration of the Brooklyn Bridge's centennial. The design, by artist Howard Koslow, captures the Gothic elegance of the bridge's towers and the intricate web of its steel cables. The bridge's construction, a 14-year saga of ingenuity and sacrifice, was overseen by John A. Roebling, and after his death, by his son Washington Roebling and his wife Emily Warren Roebling. It was a symbol of American ambition and progress, and its completion was a major event in the nation's history. The stamp's release was a fitting tribute to this enduring icon of New York City.