Manhattan Bridge Archival Photo – Wet Plate Collodion Series

The East River’s Steel Giant

Completed in 1909, the Manhattan Bridge stands as a powerful link between Brooklyn and Manhattan, carrying generations of travelers across the East River. With its distinctive steel towers and graceful suspension cables, the bridge embodies both the industrial might and the architectural beauty of early 20th-century New York City.

This archival black and white photograph, recreated in the wet plate collodion style, highlights the raw textures, rivets, and monumental scale that make the Manhattan Bridge a lasting symbol of urban strength. Printed on museum-grade matte archival paper, this piece delivers the grit and grandeur of a New York icon.

Own a fragment of the city’s industrial legacy, preserved for today.