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Williamsburg Bridge anniversary

Image represented is one of a related set (BRID 0360), some of which may also be described in this new record; Two views of Williamsburg Bridge anniversary celebration. 0360: caption: "Mayor LaGuardia cuts tape to open new vehicular roadway on the Williamsburg Bridge [at] ceremonies observing the 33d anniversary of the span today [December 22, 1936]. At the Mayor's left is Plant and Structures Commissioner Frederick J. H. Kracke. At Commissioner's left ... is Seth Low, Manhattan broker, and nephew of the late Seth Low, Fusion Mayor of Greater New York in 1903 when the Williamsburg Bridge was opened." There are several other men and a horse in background. 0371 shows Mayor LaGuardie shaking hands with Commissioner Kracke; large cake representation with candles in background.

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