Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
36 East 60th Street, New York City, June 16, 1919.
The collection consists of ca. 50,000 photographic prints accompanied by route maps. The New York City board of Rapid Transit, the Public Service Commission, and their successors photographedconstructionof thesubway, and its surface extensions in Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens. By systematically documenting the condition of buildings beforeconstructionbegan, they created an extensive survey of commercial and residential structures alongsubwayroutes and also provided glimpses of everyday street life. The Society's collection is strongest in views from 1900, whensubwayconstructionbegan, to 1920. The most heavily represented streets are Broadway and Lexington Avenue. Other photographs record underground tunneling, sewer reconstruction, pristine new stations, workmen, and such unexpected images as pool hall interiors. Most prints are identified by date, contract number, and location along asubwayroute. Despite the archive's size, the lack of some prints within assigned number ranges indicates that it is incomplete. A recent acquisition filled a gap of 80 views along Sixth Avenue in the 1930s.
36 East 60th Street, New York City, June 16, 1919.
The collection consists of ca. 50,000 photographic prints accompanied by route maps. The New York City board of Rapid Transit, the Public Service Commission, and their successors photographedconstructionof thesubway, and its surface extensions in Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens. By systematically documenting the condition of buildings beforeconstructionbegan, they created an extensive survey of commercial and residential structures alongsubwayroutes and also provided glimpses of everyday street life. The Society's collection is strongest in views from 1900, whensubwayconstructionbegan, to 1920. The most heavily represented streets are Broadway and Lexington Avenue. Other photographs record underground tunneling, sewer reconstruction, pristine new stations, workmen, and such unexpected images as pool hall interiors. Most prints are identified by date, contract number, and location along asubwayroute. Despite the archive's size, the lack of some prints within assigned number ranges indicates that it is incomplete. A recent acquisition filled a gap of 80 views along Sixth Avenue in the 1930s.
36 East 60th Street, New York City, June 16, 1919.
NYC Board of Transportation (Autor:in)
01.01.1919
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720