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Three pipes substituted for large brick sewer at 110th Street and Lenox Avenue.
Three-track concrete arch - 117th Street and Broadway.

Three-track concrete arch - 117th Street and Broadway.

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Showing concrete over iron work - Harlem River Tunnel.

Showing concrete over iron work - Harlem River Tunnel.

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Side view of motor truck., New York City

Side view of motor truck., New York City

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End view of motor truck., New York City
Operating gallery in sub-station; general diagram of 11,000 volt circuits in main power station.
Interior view - skeleton framing of steel car.
Interior view of protected wooden car.

Interior view of protected wooden car.

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End view of steel passenger car.

End view of steel passenger car.

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Special interlocking signal cabin south of Brookyn Bridge Station.

Special interlocking signal cabin south of Brookyn Bridge Station.

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Profile of Harlem River Tunnel and approaches; section of Harlem River Tunnel during construction.
Assembly of contact rail and protection; contact rail insulator.
Oil switches - main power station.
Part of bus bar compartments - main power station.

Part of bus bar compartments - main power station.

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Hagstrom's Map of lower New York City, House Number and Subway Guide.

Hagstrom's Map of lower New York City, House Number and Subway Guide.

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Exterior view of power house., New York City

Exterior view of power house., New York City

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Front view of block signal post, showing lights, indicatiors and track stop.

Front view of block signal post, showing lights, indicatiors and track...

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'El' station, Sixth and Ninth Avenue Lines: downtown side, 7...

'El' station, Sixth and Ninth Avenue Lines: downtown side, 7...

Digital ID: 482803. 'El' station, Sixth and Ninth Avenue Lines: downtown side, 72nd Street and Columbus Avenue, Manhattan.. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. February 06, 1936. .Notes: Code: II.A.2.f.2. Exhib... More

Subway Scene - Drawing. Public domain image.

Subway Scene - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Rear view of bus bar compartments - main power station; duct line across 58th Street 32 ducts.

Rear view of bus bar compartments - main power station; duct line acro...

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Two groups of trans formers; motor-generators and battery board for control circuits - sub-station.
Map of New York City [Manhattan] with house number guide, subway, elevated, and street-cars.

Map of New York City [Manhattan] with house number guide, subway, elev...

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Plan of Brooklyn Bridge Station and City Hall loop.

Plan of Brooklyn Bridge Station and City Hall loop.

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Difficult pipe work - Broadway and 70th Street.
Contact shoe and fuse., New York City

Contact shoe and fuse., New York City

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Apparatus under composite motor car.
Erection of arch, Manhattan valley viaduct.

Erection of arch, Manhattan valley viaduct.

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View from top of chimney showing water frontage - power house.
West side of Columbus Circle Station (60th Street) - Illuminated by daylight coming through vault lights; caravel and wall decoration.
Assembling iron work on Pontoon - Harlem River Tunnel.

Assembling iron work on Pontoon - Harlem River Tunnel.

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a road works, construction, excavation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Cross section of power house in perspective.

Cross section of power house in perspective.

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Longitudinal section, sub-station no. 14.

Longitudinal section, sub-station no. 14.

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Exterior view - steel car framing.

Exterior view - steel car framing.

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Contact rail bands; direct current feeders from manhole to contact rail.
Supporting elevated railroad by extension girder - 64th Street and Broadway.
Four-track subway - showing cross-over south of 18th Street Station.
West end power house in course of erection.

West end power house in course of erection.

Public domain photograph of early 20th-century New York metropolis cityscape, buildings, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Secondary distributing switchboard at passenger station.
Switch connecting feeder to contact rail; contact rail joint with fish plate.

Switch connecting feeder to contact rail; contact rail joint with fish...

Public domain photograph of a train, railroad, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Picryl description: Public domain image of a railways map, railroads, industrial development, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a railways map, railroads, ...

Public domain image of the vintage map from NYPL Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division is one of the wo... More

New York City subway construction.

New York City subway construction.

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Operating room of power house., New York City
Subway Bootblack - A black and white drawing of a man in a room

Subway Bootblack - A black and white drawing of a man in a room

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200 H. P. railway motor, New York City

200 H. P. railway motor, New York City

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Exterior view - protected wooden car, showing copper sides; framing of protected wooden car.

Exterior view - protected wooden car, showing copper sides; framing of...

Public domain photograph of a train, railroad, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Main controlling board in power station; control and instrument board - main power station.

Main controlling board in power station; control and instrument board ...

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Electro-pneumatic interlocking machine on station platform.

Electro-pneumatic interlocking machine on station platform.

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Cross section sub-station no. 14; interior of sub-station no. 11.

Cross section sub-station no. 14; interior of sub-station no. 11.

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Map of New York City showing location of the consolidated telegraph and electrical subway Co's electric light subways : giving dimensions of manholes and distances between manholes also the side of the street on which the subways are laid / Leonard F. Beckwith, Chief Engineer

Map of New York City showing location of the consolidated telegraph an...

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301 Valuable Brooklyn Lots Bedford, Rogers, and Nostrand Avs. Sullivan, Malbone and Sterling Streets Lefferts and Lincoln Roads, close to the Site of the New Cathedral, Prospect and Institute Parks, The Flatbush Avenue Subway

301 Valuable Brooklyn Lots Bedford, Rogers, and Nostrand Avs. Sullivan...

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Completed arch at Manhattan street.

Completed arch at Manhattan street.

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Sewer siphon at 149th Street and Railroad Avenue; Concrete sewer back of electric duct manhole - Broadway and 58th Street.

Sewer siphon at 149th Street and Railroad Avenue; Concrete sewer back ...

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Coal unloading tower on west 58th Street pier.

Coal unloading tower on west 58th Street pier.

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Plaque showing beaver at Astor Place Station; Express Station at 14th Street, showing island and mezzanine platforms and stairs connecting them.

Plaque showing beaver at Astor Place Station; Express Station at 14th ...

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Typical section of four track subway.
Support of elevated railway station at 42d Street and Sixth Avenue.

Support of elevated railway station at 42d Street and Sixth Avenue.

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Two column bent viaduct; traveler for erecting forms, central park tunnel - (in this tunnel ducts are built in the sidewalls).

Two column bent viaduct; traveler for erecting forms, central park tun...

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Looking up Broadway from Trinity Church - showing working platform and gas mains temporarily supported overhead.
Metal underframe of protected wooden car.

Metal underframe of protected wooden car.

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Interior view of 148th Street repair shops.

Interior view of 148th Street repair shops.

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

West side of 23d Street Station.
Special riveted rectangular water pipe, over roof of subway at 126th Street and Lenox Avenue.

Special riveted rectangular water pipe, over roof of subway at 126th S...

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Operating room showing condensers - power house.

Operating room showing condensers - power house.

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Concrete sewer back of side wall, Broadway and 56th Street; Large gas and water pipes, relaid behind each side wall on Elm Street.

Concrete sewer back of side wall, Broadway and 56th Street; Large gas ...

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Columns of Hotel Belmont, passing through subway at 42d Street and Park Avenue.

Columns of Hotel Belmont, passing through subway at 42d Street and Par...

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Side and end elevations of alternator.

Side and end elevations of alternator.

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Side elevation and cross section of alternator with part cut away to show construction.

Side elevation and cross section of alternator with part cut away to s...

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Newsstand and subway, Eighth Avenue, New York, New York

Newsstand and subway, Eighth Avenue, New York, New York

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Subway scene - Drawing. Public domain image.

Subway scene - Drawing. Public domain image.

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was a New Deal program established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935 as a response to the high unemployment during the Great Depression. The program put people t... More

Ducts in side walls - eight only of the sixteen layers are shown.
Portion of main steam piping in pipe area.

Portion of main steam piping in pipe area.

Public domain photograph of early 20th-century New York metropolis cityscape, buildings, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Public Gardens, Descent into Subway, Boston, Mass.

Public Gardens, Descent into Subway, Boston, Mass.

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Laying sheet waterproofing in bottom; special brick and asphalt waerproofing.
Cross-section of power house., New York City

Cross-section of power house., New York City

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Pneumatic track stop, showing stop trigger in upright position; view under car, showing trigger on truck in position to engage with track stop.

Pneumatic track stop, showing stop trigger in upright position; view u...

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Map of greater New York and Vicinity showing all transportation facilities, subway stations, proposed extension of subway, trolley lines, railroads, and distances between towns, tunnels, ferries, bridges, built and proposed, and all points of general interest.

Map of greater New York and Vicinity showing all transportation facili...

Public domain image of the vintage map from NYPL Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division is one of the wo... More

Kiosks at Columbus Circle; Brooklyn Bridge Station.

Kiosks at Columbus Circle; Brooklyn Bridge Station.

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Construction of Fort George Tunnel.

Construction of Fort George Tunnel.

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Rear view of block signal post, showing transformer and instrument cases with doors open.
Small water mains between street surface and subway roof, substituted for one large main - 125th Street and Lenox Avenue; special construction of 6 1/2 foot sewer, under Chatham Square.
City Hall Station., New York City

City Hall Station., New York City

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Four column (tower) viaduct construction; Manhattan valley viaduct, looking north.

Four column (tower) viaduct construction; Manhattan valley viaduct, lo...

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Ducts under passenger station platform, 64 ducts; three-conductor no. ooo cable for 11,000 volt distribution.

Ducts under passenger station platform, 64 ducts; three-conductor no. ...

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Hagstrom's map of upper New York house number and subway guide.

Hagstrom's map of upper New York house number and subway guide.

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Contact rails, showing end inclines.

Contact rails, showing end inclines.

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Reinforced concrete construction; roof showing concrete-steel construction - Lenox Avenue and 140th-141st streets.
Manholes in side wall of subway.

Manholes in side wall of subway.

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Choice Bronx Vacant Properties at Auction. About 55 Lots, including several corners located in rapidly advancing sections, near Elevated and Subway Stations, and ready for immediate improvement, situation on Prospect, Third, St. Ann's, Washington, Brook, Cauldwell and Stebbins Aves., German Place, Freeman, 149th, 156th, 157th, 158th, 164th, and 173d Sts.

Choice Bronx Vacant Properties at Auction. About 55 Lots, including se...

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301 Valuable Brooklyn Lots Bedford, Rogers, and Nostrand Avs. Sullivan, Malbone and Sterling Streets Lefferts and Lincoln Roads, close to the Site of the New Cathedral, Prospect and Institute Parks, The Flatbush Avenue Subway

301 Valuable Brooklyn Lots Bedford, Rogers, and Nostrand Avs. Sullivan...

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Choice Bronx Vacant Properties at Auction. About 55 Lots, including several corners located in rapidly advancing sections, near Elevated and Subway Stations, and ready for immediate improvement, situation on Prospect, Third, St. Ann's, Washington, Brook, Cauldwell and Stebbins Aves., German Place, Freeman, 149th, 156th, 157th, 158th, 164th, and 173d Sts.

Choice Bronx Vacant Properties at Auction. About 55 Lots, including se...

Public domain scan of a architecture diagram, settlement map, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

301 Valuable Brooklyn Lots Bedford, Rogers, and Nostrand Avs. Sullivan, Malbone and Sterling Streets Lefferts and Lincoln Roads, close to the Site of the New Cathedral, Prospect and Institute Parks, The Flatbush Avenue Subway

301 Valuable Brooklyn Lots Bedford, Rogers, and Nostrand Avs. Sullivan...

Public domain image of the vintage map from NYPL Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division is one of the wo... More

Picryl description: Public domain image of a railways map, railroads, industrial development, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a railways map, railroads, ...

Public domain scan of a architecture diagram, settlement map, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a railways map, railroads, industrial development, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a railways map, railroads, ...

Public domain scan of a architecture diagram, settlement map, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a railways map, railroads, industrial development, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a railways map, railroads, ...

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Map showing the lines of the Interborough Rapid Transit Co.

Map showing the lines of the Interborough Rapid Transit Co.

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The subway problem. Map of Independent System, exhibit #1.
Map of Brooklyn, House Number and Subway Guide.

Map of Brooklyn, House Number and Subway Guide.

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Hagstrom's map of upper New York house number and subway guide.

Hagstrom's map of upper New York house number and subway guide.

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Surrograte's Court - Kings County. By order of the Surrogates Court bearing the date of May 20th, 1915, "In the matter of the application of Minnie Protzmann, as Executrix, and Chas. Protzmann, as Executor, of the last Will and Testament of Wm. Protzmann, deceased, etc." Jere. Johnson Jr. Co. will sell at Public Auction...121 Dual Subway Lots all in the most active sections of the borough of Brooklyn

Surrograte's Court - Kings County. By order of the Surrogates Court be...

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