Guide to the Gail And Stephen Rudin New York Landmarks Collection,
1835-1944.

Collection Number: 6991

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

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Compiled by:
Donor
Date completed:
October 2012
EAD encoding:
RMC Staff, October 2012
Date modified:
RMC Staff, October 2012

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DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Gail and Stephen Rudin New York landmarks collection, 1835-1944.
Collection Number:
6991
Creator:
Rudin, Stephen,
Quantity:
.3 cubic feet.
Forms of Material:
correspondence, printed materials, publications, photographs
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Paper ephemera, postcards, and photographs related to the Brooklyn Bridge and other New York landmarks. Includes booklet, program, invitation, and ticket to opening ceremony for bridge on May 24, 1883. Also includes receipt for the purchase of Randall's Island, as well as miscellany related to the Holland Tunnel and the Statue of Liberty.
Language:
Collection material in English

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Paper ephemera, postcards, and photographs related to the Brooklyn Bridge and other New York landmarks. Includes booklet, program, invitation, and ticket to opening ceremony for bridge on May 24, 1883. Also includes receipt for the purchase of Randall's Island, as well as miscellany related to the Holland Tunnel and the Statue of Liberty.
SUBJECTS

Names:
Rudin, Stephen,

Places:
Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.)
Randalls Island (N.Y.)
Holland Tunnel (Jersey City, N.J., and New York, N.Y.)
Statue of Liberty National Monument (N.Y. and N.J.)
New York (N.Y.) -- History.
INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:
Gail and Stephen Rudin New York landmarks collection, #6991. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
SERIES LIST

Series I. Brooklyn Bridge
Series II. Other New York Landmarks
CONTAINER LIST

Date
Description
Container
Series I. Brooklyn Bridge
Stranahan, James S.T.
Box 1 Folder 1
Pages: 1
Signature of the President of Brooklyn Park Board; Father of the Brooklyn Bridge.
Rudin # M-45A
1872
"Pneumatic Tower Foundations of the East River Suspension Bridge", by W.A. Roebling.
Box 1 Folder 2
With folding plates.
Rudin # M-46
1883
Opening day souvenir booklet.
Box 1 Folder 3

Rudin # M-47
April 21, 1883
Brooklyn Bridge pass
Box 1 Folder 4
ADS
"Pass the bearer and friends over the Bridge at all times", signed by William Kingsley.
Rudin # M-47A
May 24, 1883
Opening ceremonies program
Box 1 Folder 5
"Opening Ceremonies of New York and Brooklyn Bridge" - Program. With Brooklyn Bridge First Day Cover and Brooklyn Bridge Maximum Card.
Rudin # M-48
May 24, 1883
Official invitation for the Opening Ceremonies of the New York and Brooklyn Bridge.
Box 1 Folder 6

Rudin # M-49
May 24, 1883
Ticket to the Opening Ceremonies of the New York and Brooklyn Bridge.
Box 1 Folder 7

Rudin # M-50
September 13, 1890
Advertising envelope with engraving of Brooklyn Bridge.
Box 1 Folder 8
Rudin # M-51A
May 25, 1883
Newspaper
Mapcase
"The Herald" - Omaha: "Brooklyn's Bridge. Opening of the New Link Between the Two Great Cities…" Describes festivities and political events surrounding the opening.
Rudin # M-51
ca. 1880s
Two albumen photos of the Brooklyn Bridge.
Box 1 Folder 9
Rudin # M-52B
Six New York and Brooklyn Bridge railroad and promenade tickets
Box 1 Folder 10

Rudin # M-53
August 13, 1903
Roebling letterhead
Box 1 Folder 11
Ornate pictorial letterhead (of Brooklyn Bridge) with stylized typography, including Roebling correspondence regarding legal matters. Signed in type.
Rudin # M-53A
Five philatelic envelopes and one woodcut relating to the Brooklyn Bridge.
Box 1 Folder 12

Rudin # M-54A
Magnus print of "New York, Brooklyn and Williamsburg".
Box 1 Folder 13

Rudin # M-54B
1903-1944
Postcard collection of Brooklyn Bridge images.
Box 1 Folder 14

Rudin # M-54C
1894
New York City map.
Box 2 Folder 1
Map of New York with portions of Brooklyn and Jersey City, including Brooklyn Bridge location.
Rudin # M-50B
ca. 1880s
Photograph
Box 2 Folder 2
The "Great Bridge" - Image probably taken soon after bridge was completed.
Rudin # M-52
1883
Panorama viewing set
Box 2
Box cut with magnifying lens. Contains 11 views of Brooklyn Bridge, etc.
Rudin # M-50A
ca. 1883
Engraving
Mapcase
Period engraving of Brooklyn Bridge soon after it opened.
Rudin # M-52C
Series II. Other New York Landmarks
April 23, 1835
Randall's Island purchase
 Box 1 Folder 15
Receipt for the purchase of Randall's Island by the City of New York for $60,000.
Rudin # M-91
1927
Holland Tunnel Invitation, Ticket, and Envelope
Box 1 Folder 16

Rudin # M-93
October 28, 1886
Dedicating the Statue of Liberty
Box 1 Folder 17
Two pieces: Engraved image of the Statue of Liberty inviting the bearer to the inauguration by the President; Rare steamboat ticket for passage and admission to the platform at the event. See also Bartholdi and Pulitzer letters, Rudin #s A-7, A-8, A-8A, and A-191 in the Gail and Stephen Rudin Autograph Collection, collection #6875.
Rudin # M-103
Statue of Liberty stamps and coins
Box 1 Folder 18
Folder containing eleven stamps and four coins commemorating the 125th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty.
Rudin # M-104
SEPARATED MATERIAL

Books