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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 ...

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

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...

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

The underground tunneling machine - driving the machine ahead.

The underground tunneling machine - driving the machine ahead.

Picryl description: Public domain image of an arch stone structure, bridge, or tunnel, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

New York City subway construction.

New York City subway construction.

Public domain photograph of industrial architecture, factory building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Broadway & 132nd Street., New York City

Broadway & 132nd Street., New York City

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Operating room of power house., New York City
View looking from within the tunnel into the station.
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

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

200 H. P. railway motor, New York City

200 H. P. railway motor, New York City

Public domain image of an early automobile, 1910s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Union Square, 14th Street and Broadway, Manhattan.

Union Square, 14th Street and Broadway, Manhattan.

Public domain photograph of broadway, city downtown, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

City Hall subway station, New York

City Hall subway station, New York

Picryl description: Public domain photo of vintage New York postcard, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

City Hall Subway Station, New York

City Hall Subway Station, New York

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Illustrated description of the Broadway underground railway, with explanatory details and engravings of the atmospheric machinery, pneumatic passenger-car, pneumatic postal dispatch, underground tunneling machine, etc. [Title page]
Broadway & 62nd Street., New York City

Broadway & 62nd Street., New York City

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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...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a narrow passage, corridor, street, old town architecture, arch, vintage print, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Subway Scene - Drawing. Public domain image.

Subway Scene - Drawing. Public domain image.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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...

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

Two groups of trans formers; motor-generators and battery board for control circuits - sub-station.
59th Street circle., New York City

59th Street circle., New York City

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Broadway & 49th Street., New York City

Broadway & 49th Street., New York City

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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. ...

Public domain photograph of a machine part, motor, equipment, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Broadway & 134th Street., New York City

Broadway & 134th Street., New York City

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Staircase approaches from side streets are shewn but will in most instances be placed in adjoining buildings

Staircase approaches from side streets are shewn but will in most inst...

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Ferflax - Engraving, Public domain image
Contact rails, showing end inclines.

Contact rails, showing end inclines.

Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

60th Street Station., New York City

60th Street Station., New York City

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Construction of the Broadway subway line - Broadway, New York City

Construction of the Broadway subway line - Broadway, New York City

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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

City railway: route of the central and west side sections

City railway: route of the central and west side sections

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Portal of the Broadway tunnel.
New post office & proposed Broadway underground railway.

New post office & proposed Broadway underground railway.

Public domain image of a historic building, 16th, 17th, 18th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Arcade Railway - way station. - Public domain city architecture drawing

Arcade Railway - way station. - Public domain city architecture drawin...

Picryl description: Public domain image, 19th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions

59th Street circle., New York City

59th Street circle., New York City

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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.
Broadway underground railway - the experimental section.
Oil switches - main power station.
Part of bus bar compartments - main power station.

Part of bus bar compartments - main power station.

Public domain photograph of bus station, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

33rd Street & 4th Avenue., New York City

33rd Street & 4th Avenue., New York City

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Construction of the Broadway subway line - Bryant Park., New York City

Construction of the Broadway subway line - Bryant Park., New York City

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42d Street between 5th & 6th Avenue.

42d Street between 5th & 6th Avenue.

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Broadway & 89th Street., New York City

Broadway & 89th Street., New York City

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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.
A subway station, New York postcard

A subway station, New York postcard

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Broadway & 139th Street., New York City

Broadway & 139th Street., New York City

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Cable car for taking soil., New York City

Cable car for taking soil., New York City

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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...

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

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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Plan for building the Arcade without interruption to travel.

Plan for building the Arcade without interruption to travel.

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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

Broadway & 99th Street., New York City

Broadway & 99th Street., New York City

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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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Plan of the track under Union Sq. - Public domain map

Plan of the track under Union Sq. - Public domain map

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

Union Square, 14th Street and Broadway, Manhattan.

Union Square, 14th Street and Broadway, Manhattan.

Digital ID: 482551. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. July 16, 1936. .Notes: Men and women hurry past newstand outside uptown subway entrance, street beyond is lined with businesses topped with large bill... More

Kiosks at Columbus Circle; Brooklyn Bridge Station.

Kiosks at Columbus Circle; Brooklyn Bridge Station.

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

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.
City Hall Loop Station, New York

City Hall Loop Station, New York

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Arcade Railway - cross section between stations.

Arcade Railway - cross section between stations.

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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.
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

Assembling iron work on Pontoon - Harlem River Tunnel.

Assembling iron work on Pontoon - Harlem River Tunnel.

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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.

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

The line as laid by WM. Barclay Parsons

The line as laid by WM. Barclay Parsons

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Contact rail bands; direct current feeders from manhole to contact rail.
Underground tunneling-machine.

Underground tunneling-machine.

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Construction of the Broadway subway line - Central Park., New York City

Construction of the Broadway subway line - Central Park., New York Cit...

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Broadway & 142nd Street., New York City

Broadway & 142nd Street., New York City

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60th Street Station., New York City

60th Street Station., New York City

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Broadway & 122nd Street., New York City

Broadway & 122nd Street., New York City

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59th Street circle., New York City

59th Street circle., New York City

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Looking up Broadway from Trinity Church - showing working platform and gas mains temporarily supported overhead.
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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