Eugene Grace

Eugene Grace

male, deceased (1960)
Lehigh University, World War II, World War I, shortstop, baseball, verrazano-narrows bridge
Eugene Gifford Grace (August 27, 1876-July 7, 1960) was the president of Bethlehem Steel Corporation from 1916 to 1945, and chairman of the board...
Clarence Snyder

Clarence Snyder

male, deceased (2005)
photographer, life magazine, madison square garden, photography, American, verrazano-narrows bridge
Clarence Snyder (1920-2005) was an industrial photographer for 44 years at Bethlehem Steel. He gained national recognition for his for pictures of...
Giovanni Da da Verrazzano

Giovanni Da da Verrazzano

male, deceased (1528)
Jamestown Bridge, Jamestown-Verrazano Bridge, from the Province of Florence, narragansett bay, atlantic, explorer…verrazano-narrows bridge
Giovanni da Verrazzano (c. 1485 - c. 1528) was an Italian explorer of North America, in the service of the French crown. He is renowned as the...
Ambrose Channel

Ambrose Channel

male
United States Coast Guard, Ambrose Lightship, Breezy Point, Queen, Port of New York and New Jersey, Bodies of water around Rockaway, Queen, VerrazanoNarrowsBridge
Ambrose Channel is the main shipping channel in and out of the Port of New York and New Jersey. The channel is considered to be part of Lower New...
Othmar Ammann

Othmar Ammann

male, deceased (1965)
Othmar Herman Ammann, Hudson River, naturalized citizen of the United States, zurich, Bridge engineer, naturalized citizen…triborough bridge, George Washington Bridge, VerrazanoNarrowsBridge, Bronx-Whitestone Bridge, Throg's Neck Bridge
Othmar Herman Ammann (March 26 1879 - September 22 1965) was a renowned civil engineer whose designs include: *George Washington Bridge (opened...