The grand opening march over the Brooklyn Bridge
Subject(s): Bennett, James Gordon, 1841-1918, Blaine, James Gillespie, 1830-1893, Civil service--Employees, Conkling, Roscoe, 1829-1888, Dana, Charles A. (Charles Anderson), 1819-1897, Dandies, Field, Cyrus W. (Cyrus West), 1819-1892, Gould, Jay, 1836-1892, Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885, Halstead, Murat, 1829-1908, Kelly, John, 1821-1886, New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn Bridge, Newspaper editors, Ottendorfer, Oswald, 1826-1900, Parades, Parties, Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910, Politicians, Pulitzer, Joseph, 1847-1911, Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912, Robeson, George M. (George Maxwell), 1829-1897, Sage, Russell, 1816-1906, Schurz, Carl, 1829-1906, Thompson, Hubert O. (Hubert Ogden), 1848-1886, Vanderbilt, William H. (William Henry), 1821-1885
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A large procession crosses the newly-completed Brooklyn Bridge. At the front, dressed as policemen with nightsticks, are several newspaper editors. Among them are James Gordon Bennett, Oswald Ottendorfer, Whitelaw Reid, Murat Halstead, Joseph Pulitzer, Charles A. Dana, and Carl Schurz. Puck follows at center on a white horse, with a group of dandies on the right, one labeled “Freddie,” and a group of “Political Tramps” on the left, including George M. Robeson, Ulysses S. Grant, Thomas Collier Platt, James G. Blaine, and Roscoe Conkling. John Kelly is at the lead of the “Tammany Heelers,” followed by Hubert O. Thompson with the “New York Street Cleaning Department.” Behind them comes “Puck’s Monopoly Target Company” with Russell Sage, William H. Vanderbilt, Jay Gould, and Cyrus W. Field. On the left is a masonic group labeled “F. & A.M.” carrying a goat on a pedestal. Beneath the bridge is a boat labeled “The Dynamiter” filled with angry anarchists. Caption: Puck follows the example of the illustrated newspapers, and gives an accurate picture of the event one day before it takes place – and don’t you forget it!
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1883-05-23
Creator(s)
Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937
Period
New York State Assemblyman (1882-May 1884)
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Page Count
1
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
The grand opening march over the Brooklyn Bridge. [May 23, 1883]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288224. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937. The grand opening march over the Brooklyn Bridge. [23 May. 1883]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288224.
APA:
Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937., [1883, May 23]. The grand opening march over the Brooklyn Bridge.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288224.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
