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Collection transmittal letter with contextual information, 2021 May 25

Box: 1, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Text)

"The Beautiful Arch: The Bayonne Bridge Story" (1 of 2). DVD (RESTRICTED), 2020 May 5

Box: 1, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Computer Disks)

Scope and Contents

Documentary video about the history of the bridge. Approximately 24 minutes in length. Produced by Stokes Creative Group and Richard Grubb & Associates, Inc., 2014-2019. The DVD was retained for context and back-up and the object packaging may be viewed, but the files on the discs may not be accessed. Patrons may only use the preserved digital files from the DVD noted next.

"The Beautiful Arch: The Bayonne Bridge Story" (2 of 2). Digital files, 2020 May 5, inclusive

Digital-Folder: PR 443 (Material Type: Digital files)

Existence and Location of Copies

All the content of the collection can be found on-line on the Port Authority's website: https://www.panynj.gov/bridges-tunnels/en/bayonne-bridge/history.html

"The Bayonne Bridge: The Beautiful Arch" (1 of 2), DVD (RESTRICTED), 2020 May 5

Box: 1, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Computer Disks)

Scope and Contents

School lesson plan for 4th grade. Prepared by Richard Grubb & Associates, 2020. The DVD was retained for context and back-up and the object packaging may be viewed, but the file on the disc may not be accessed. Patrons may only use the preserved digital file from the DVDs noted next.

"The Bayonne Bridge: The Beautiful Arch" (2 of 2), Digital files, 2020

Digital-Folder: PR 443 (Material Type: Digital files)

Existence and Location of Copies

One PDF of lesson plan to accompany above DVD documentary history. All the content of the collection can be found on-line on the Port Authority's website: https://www.panynj.gov/bridges-tunnels/en/bayonne-bridge/history.html

Archival documentation (1 of 2). CD (RESTRICTED), 2020, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Computer Disks)

Scope and Contents

From a contextual note on the DVD: "This DVD contains materials produced in 2020 as required by the Bayonne Bridge Navigational Clearance Program Programmatic Agreement. It contains historic photographs, historic engineering drawings, and booklets. The photograph folder contains 49 photographs, each 8 x 10" with a caption describing the image, the date, camera angle and source. The engineering drawings folder contains high quality scans of the original engineering drawings of the Bayonne Bridge. The booklets folder contains a digital version of three booklets documenting the construction of the Bayonne Bridge and a scan of the original bridge permit. The booklets are the first and second progress report and a report published by the American Bridge Company of its role in the bridge's construction."

The DVD was retained for context and back-up and the object packaging may be viewed, but the file on the disc may not be accessed. Patrons may only use the preserved digital files from the DVD noted next.

Archival documentation, 1920s-1930s (2 of 2). Digital files, 2020, inclusive

Digital-Folder: PR 443 (Material Type: Digital files)

Existence and Location of Copies

All the content of the collection can be found on-line on the Port Authority's website: https://www.panynj.gov/bridges-tunnels/en/bayonne-bridge/history.html

Time lapse video of bridge reconstruction, 2013-2019 (1 of 2). CD (RESTRICTED), 2021

Box: 1, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Computer Disks)

Scope and Contents

The CD was retained for context and back-up and the object packaging may be viewed, but the file on the disc may not be accessed. Patrons may only use the preserved digital file from the CD noted next.

Time lapse video of bridge reconstruction, 2013-2019 (2 of 2). Digital file, 2021

Digital-Folder: PR 443 (Material Type: Digital files)

Existence and Location of Copies

One mp4 file, approximately 3 minutes in length. All the content of the collection can be found on-line on the Port Authority's website: https://www.panynj.gov/bridges-tunnels/en/bayonne-bridge/history.html

Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), NJ-66 (1 of 2). CD (RESTRICTED), 2014, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Computer Disks)

Scope and Contents

The CD was retained for context and back-up and the object packaging may be viewed, but the files on the disc may not be accessed. Patrons may only use the preserved digital files from the CD noted next.

Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), NJ-66 (2 of 2). Digital files, 2014, inclusive

Digital-Folder: PR 443 (Material Type: Digital files)

Existence and Location of Copies

3 PDFs of HAER-related letters and report, with 10 photographs. All the content of the collection can be found on-line on the Port Authority's website: https://www.panynj.gov/bridges-tunnels/en/bayonne-bridge/history.html

"Bayonne Bridge: A landmark by land, sea, and air", 2007

Box: 1, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Book by Darl Rastorfer, published by the Port Authority for the 75th anniversary of the bridge. All the content of the collection can be found on-line on the Port Authority's website: https://www.panynj.gov/bridges-tunnels/en/bayonne-bridge/history.html

"Bayonne Bridge: The Beautiful Arch", circa 2019, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

3 copies of an information pamphlet about the bridge, the reconstruction project, and statistics. All the content of the collection can be found on-line on the Port Authority's website: https://www.panynj.gov/bridges-tunnels/en/bayonne-bridge/history.html

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New York, NY 10024