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Building the IRT Subway: Some Early Views

Some views of the construction of the first IRT subway line along Park Avenue.


(image 23907)
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT (Early Views of Construction)
Location: 4th Avenue-Manhattan
Collection of: Al Schmitt
Date: 5/1/1903
Notes: View of 4th Avenue at 23rd Street during construction of the IRT Subway
Viewed (this week/total): 0 / 7481


(image 23905)
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT (Early Views of Construction)
Location: 4th Avenue-Manhattan
Collection of: Al Schmitt
Date: 11/20/1902
Notes: View of 4th Avenue at 17th Street during construction of the IRT Subway
Viewed (this week/total): 2 / 6848


(image 23906)
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT (Early Views of Construction)
Location: 4th Avenue-Manhattan
Collection of: Al Schmitt
Date: 8/23/1902
Notes: View of Union Square at 15th Street during construction of the IRT Subway showing relocation of streetcar tracks
Viewed (this week/total): 2 / 8073


(image 23909)
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT (Early Views of Construction)
Location: 4th Avenue-Manhattan
Collection of: Al Schmitt
Date: 8/14/1902
Notes: View of 4th Avenue at 32nd Street during construction of the IRT Subway
Viewed (this week/total): 1 / 7361


(image 23908)
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT (Early Views of Construction)
Location: 4th Avenue-Manhattan
Collection of: Al Schmitt
Date: 2/10/1902
Notes: View of 4th Avenue at 26th Street during construction of the IRT Subway
Viewed (this week/total): 0 / 5234


(image 110421)
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT (Early Views of Construction)
Collection of: Board of Rapid Transit Railroad Commissioners - File Photo
Date: 1901
Notes: Excavation for Subway in progress under Metropolitan Street Railway Tracks (Report of the Board, 1901)
Viewed (this week/total): 131 / 131


(image 110427)
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT (Early Views of Construction)
Collection of: Board of Rapid Transit Railroad Commissioners - File Photo
Date: 1901
Notes: Four-Track Structure complete between Bleecker and Houston Streets (Report of the Board, 1901)
Viewed (this week/total): 186 / 186


(image 110422)
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT (Early Views of Construction)
Collection of: Board of Rapid Transit Railroad Commissioners - File Photo
Date: 1901
Notes: View from the North Portal of Central Park Tunnel, looking towards Lenox Avenue (Report of the Board, 1901)
Viewed (this week/total): 179 / 179


(image 110424)
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT (Early Views of Construction)
Collection of: Board of Rapid Transit Railroad Commissioners - File Photo
Date: 1901
Notes: Side Drift looking from Tunnel toward Shaft (Report of the Board, 1901)
Viewed (this week/total): 127 / 127


(image 110425)
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT (Early Views of Construction)
Collection of: Board of Rapid Transit Railroad Commissioners - File Photo
Date: 1901
Notes: Concrete Lining, Double-Track Arch; 25 ft. Span (Report of the Board, 1901)
Viewed (this week/total): 93 / 93


(image 110413)
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT (Early Views of Construction)
Collection of: Board of Rapid Transit Railroad Commissioners - File Photo
Date: 1901
Notes: Finishing Concrete Side Arches of Subway (Report of the Board, 1901)
Viewed (this week/total): 110 / 110


(image 110417)
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT (Early Views of Construction)
Collection of: Board of Rapid Transit Railroad Commissioners - File Photo
Date: 1901
Notes: Waterproofing Roof of Subway — Elm Street (Report of the Board, 1901)
Viewed (this week/total): 118 / 118


(image 110415)
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT (Early Views of Construction)
Collection of: Board of Rapid Transit Railroad Commissioners - File Photo
Date: 1901
Notes: Bronze Tablet commemorating Beginning of Construction (Report of the Board, 1901)
Viewed (this week/total): 95 / 95


(image 110418)
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT (Early Views of Construction)
Collection of: Board of Rapid Transit Railroad Commissioners - File Photo
Date: 1901
Notes: Derrick with Stiff Leg spanning Surface Railway Track — Section 3 (Report of the Board, 1901)
Viewed (this week/total): 86 / 86


(image 110412)
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT (Early Views of Construction)
Collection of: Board of Rapid Transit Railroad Commissioners - File Photo
Date: 1901
Notes: Waterproofing Floor and Wall of Subway — Elm Street (Report of the Board, 1901)
Viewed (this week/total): 47 / 47


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