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The Gilbert elevated railroad

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

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Wallach Division Picture Collection

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New York City -- Elevated railroads

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The Gilbert elevated railroad

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Title
The Gilbert elevated railroad
Names
Davis, Theodore R. (Artist)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

New York City -- Elevated railroads

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1878-05-18
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
Buildings -- New York (State) -- New York
Railroad cars -- New York (State) -- New York
Construction workers
Genres
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Notes
Content: "Exterior of car." "Interior of car." "Raising cars upon the tract over an inclined plane."--printed on border.
Content: "West side from Trinity Church to Central Park"--written on border.
Statement of responsibility: "Drawn by Theo. R. Davis"--printed on border.
Source note: Harper's weekly : a journal of civilization. (New York : Harper' s Weekly Co., 1857-1916).
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: 37 x 25 cm. (14 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17095064
Barcode: 33333159154745
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f48b4510-c55c-012f-41d3-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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

  • 1878: 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. "The Gilbert elevated railroad" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1878-05-18. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-cd49-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. "The Gilbert elevated railroad" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-cd49-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1878-05-18). The Gilbert elevated railroad Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-cd49-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Gilbert elevated railroad