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Looking north on Broadway, towards Grace Church ?

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446728


Item data

Title

Looking north on Broadway, towards Grace Church ?

Collection

Album of photographs showing construction of the cable road on Broadway, New York City, in 1891

Names

Langill, C. C. (Photographer)
Gray, William, active approximately 1890-1900 (Photographer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1891
Place: New York

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: MFZ+ (Langill) 82-435

Subjects

Broadway (New York, N.Y.)
Street-railroads -- New York (State) -- New York
Railroads, Cable -- New York (State) -- New York
Railroad construction & maintenance
New York (N.Y.)

Genres

Photographs

Physical Description

Extent: 15.5 x 20.5 cm.

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b10753250
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5c046350-c6f5-012f-f0b3-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

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MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Looking north on Broadway, towards Grace Church ?" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1891. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5c046350-c6f5-012f-f0b3-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1891). Looking north on Broadway, towards Grace Church ? Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5c046350-c6f5-012f-f0b3-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Looking north on Broadway, towards Grace Church ?" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 13, 2026. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5c046350-c6f5-012f-f0b3-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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