Interborough rapid transit: the New York subway, its construction and equipment

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Description: A published book, Interborough rapid transit; the New York subway, its construction and equipment (1904) presents the construction of the first New York City subway system in black-and-white half-tone illustrations of platforms and ornamental tile work, as well as tunnels and structural ironwork. Earlier projections of underground rail systems for New York City supplement this work.
Names: Interborough Rapid Transit Company (Author)
Dates / Origin: Date Issued: 1904; Place: New York; Publisher: New York Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Library locations: Rare Book Division; Shelf locator: (Parsons) VDCP+ (Interborough Rapid Transit Company. Interborough rapid transit)
Topics: Subways -- New York (State) -- New York
Genres: Photographs; Illustrations; Maps; Books; Diagrams
Notes: Ownership: Parsons Collection
Physical Description: Extent: 4 p. l., [13]-150, [4] p., 1 l. incl. front., illus., map, plan, diagrs. 36 cm.; Halftone photomechanical prints
Type of Resource: Still image
Identifiers: RLIN/OCLC: 2427927; NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13658601; Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6d90b620-c6d1-012f-80dd-58d385a7bc34