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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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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.

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West side of 23d Street Station.
Interior of the pneumatic passenger-car.
59th Street circle, New York City

59th Street circle, New York City

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60th Street station., New York City

60th Street station., New York City

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Broadway & 50 Street., New York City

Broadway & 50 Street., New York City

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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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Union Square, 14th Street and Broadway, Manhattan.

Union Square, 14th Street and Broadway, Manhattan.

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Graham and Metropolitan Avenues, Brooklyn.

Graham and Metropolitan Avenues, Brooklyn.

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Converter floor plan, sub-station no. 11

Converter floor plan, sub-station no. 11

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The minimum of excavation and the maximum of capacity: the vaults on Broadway remain intact

The minimum of excavation and the maximum of capacity: the vaults on B...

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Section of subway at Pearl Street, surface railway tracks supported over excavation on upper Broadway.

Section of subway at Pearl Street, surface railway tracks supported ov...

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Profile of Rapid Transit Railroad Manhattan and Bronx lines; Profile of Brooklyn Extension.
34th Street and Park Avenue, looking south.

34th Street and Park Avenue, looking south.

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Switchboard for alternating current block signal circuits - in sub-station.
Side view of steel passenger car.
The New York District Railway: Broadway division, standard section

The New York District Railway: Broadway division, standard section

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Hagstrom's map of Queens N.Y. City : house number & transit guide

Hagstrom's map of Queens N.Y. City : house number & transit guide

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Hagstrom's map of Queens N.Y. City : house number & transit guide

Hagstrom's map of Queens N.Y. City : house number & transit guide

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Plan 28th Street & 4th Avenue Station.

Plan 28th Street & 4th Avenue Station.

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Transformer compartment in passenger station.
Interior of 59 th Street electric power house, New York

Interior of 59 th Street electric power house, New York

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A subway station, New York postcard

A subway station, New York postcard

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Apparatus under steel motor car; fire alarm.
Union Square, 14th Street and Broadway, Manhattan.
Pipe and wire galleries

Pipe and wire galleries

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Authentic street plan of greater New York

Authentic street plan of greater New York

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Broadway & 62nd Street., New York City

Broadway & 62nd Street., New York City

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Broadway & 62nd Street., New York City

Broadway & 62nd Street., New York City

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Standard steel construction in tunnel - third rail protection not shown.

Standard steel construction in tunnel - third rail protection not show...

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Operating board - sub-station no. 11.

Operating board - sub-station no. 11.

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Main line, piping and wiring for block and interlocking system, showing junction box on column.
New York District Railway, Title page
New handy map of New York City. - Public domain map

New handy map of New York City. - Public domain map

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Union Square, 14th Street and Broadway, Manhattan.
City Hall Loop Station, New York

City Hall Loop Station, New York

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5,000 K. W. alternator - main power house.

5,000 K. W. alternator - main power house.

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1,500 K. W. rotary converter; motor-generator set supplying alternating current for block signals and motor-generator starting set.
Exterior of sub-station no. 18; exterior of sub-station no. 11.

Exterior of sub-station no. 18; exterior of sub-station no. 11.

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Report on the designs and plans of the New York Arcade Railway by expert engineers. 1886. [Cover page]

Report on the designs and plans of the New York Arcade Railway by expe...

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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.
Jackson Heights, no. 8, p. 433

Jackson Heights, no. 8, p. 433

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Way-express stations on Fourteenth Street Line: vaults untouched all pipe and wire connection at curb line

Way-express stations on Fourteenth Street Line: vaults untouched all p...

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The underground railway construction company, Cover page

The underground railway construction company, Cover page

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Hagstrom's map of Queens N.Y. City : house number & transit guide

Hagstrom's map of Queens N.Y. City : house number & transit guide

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28th Street Station. - Public domain  drawing

28th Street Station. - Public domain drawing

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Interborough rapid transit; the New York subway, its construction and equipment. [Title page]

Interborough rapid transit; the New York subway, its construction and ...

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58th Street power house - general plan of coal bunkers and economizers; 58th Street power house - general plan of main operating floor.
Diagrams of direct current feeder and return circuits.
Inside wall of tunnel showing 64 ducts.
Authentic street plan of greater New York

Authentic street plan of greater New York

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City Hall subway station, New York

City Hall subway station, New York

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Broadway & 135th Street., New York City

Broadway & 135th Street., New York City

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Subdivision of 36" and 30" gas mains over roof of subway - 66th Street and Broadway.

Subdivision of 36" and 30" gas mains over roof of subway - 66th Street...

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Interborough rapid transit; the New York subway, its construction and equipment. [Title page]

Interborough rapid transit; the New York subway, its construction and ...

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Subway, New York.  "Step Lively"

Subway, New York. "Step Lively"

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Moving west side wall to widen subway for third track - 135th Street and Broadway; subway through new "Time" building, showing independent construction - the workmen stand on floor girders of subway.

Moving west side wall to widen subway for third track - 135th Street a...

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Section of New York Underground Railway at Lafayette place (extended to Fourth Avenue)
Interior of 59 th Street electric power house, New York

Interior of 59 th Street electric power house, New York

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Authentic street plan of greater New York

Authentic street plan of greater New York

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 Arcade Railway. (view up Broadway, from Pine Street), original plan, including sidewalks, 1868.

New York Arcade Railway. (view up Broadway, from Pine Street), origina...

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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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Map of the southern part of the borough of Manhattan of the City of New York

Map of the southern part of the borough of Manhattan of the City of Ne...

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Section of New York District Railway under Broadway at Fulton Street

Section of New York District Railway under Broadway at Fulton Street

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Comparative exhibit of the methods of Rapid Transit proposed for New York

Comparative exhibit of the methods of Rapid Transit proposed for New Y...

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Subway, New York.  "Step Lively"

Subway, New York. "Step Lively"

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City Hall Subway Station, New York

City Hall Subway Station, New York

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Authentic street plan of greater New York

Authentic street plan of greater New York

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

Hagstrom's map of Queens N.Y. City : house number & transit guide

Hagstrom's map of Queens N.Y. City : house number & transit guide

Picryl description: Public domain image of a vintage city plan, 18th-19th century map, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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