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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

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Swett's proposed elevated railway -- for Broadway
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

New York City -- Elevated railroads

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1853-11-05
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC NEW YC-Elev
Topics
Elevated railroads -- New York (State) -- New York
Broadway (New York, N.Y.)
Railroad locomotives -- New York (State) -- New York
Elevated railroads -- Design -- 1800-1899
Genres
Proposed works
Notes
Content: Written on border: "Carries a suspended car beneath."
Source note: Illustrated news. (New York : [s.n.] 1853-).
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: 19 x 17 cm. (7 1/4 x 6 3/4 in.)
Foxing on image.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17095064
Barcode: 33333159154778
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f91c3920-c55c-012f-919f-58d385a7bc34
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The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1853: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Swett's proposed elevated railway -- for Broadway" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1853-11-05. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-cd32-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Swett's proposed elevated railway -- for Broadway" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-cd32-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1853-11-05). Swett's proposed elevated railway -- for Broadway Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-cd32-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Swett's proposed elevated railway -- for Broadway