doi:10.7916/yps0-8r04The builders of the bridge dedicated to the memory of Emily Warren Roebling, 1843-1903, whose faith and courage helped her husband Col. Washington A. Roebling, C.E., 1837-1926, complete the construction of this bridge from the plans of his father John A. Roebling, C.E., 1806-1869, who gave his life to this bridge back of every great work we can find the self-sacrificing devotion of a woman : this tablet erected in 1951 by the Brooklyn Engineers Club with funds raised by popular subscriptionephemerastill imageDedications.Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.)Rubbing of the dedication on the Brooklyn Bridge with a picture of Emily Roebling pasted to it