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Subway construction on Broadway between 139th and 140th Streets, New York City, October 16, 1901.
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.
Subway construction on Broadway between 139th and 140th Streets, New York City, October 16, 1901.
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.
Subway construction on Broadway between 139th and 140th Streets, New York City, October 16, 1901.
NYC Department of Transportation (author)
1901-01-01
Image
Electronic Resource
English
DDC:
720
Tunnel work on sections 8, 9, 10, and 11, broadway-Lexington Avenue subway, New York City
| Engineering Index Backfile | 1916
Tunnel work on sections 8, 9, 10, and 11, broadway-Lexington avenue subway, New York City
Engineering Index Backfile | 1916
Tunnel work on sections 8, 9, 10, and 11, broadway-Lexington Avenue subway, New York City
Engineering Index Backfile | 1916
Tunnel work on sections 8, 9, 10, and 11, broadway-Lexington avenue subway, New York City
Engineering Index Backfile | 1916