Electric lighting; Electric contracting; Burglar alarms; Telephone lines; Electric generators; Motors; United States--New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn
Text,"Wiring for electrical lighting. Electric gas lighting. Dynamos and motors. Burglar alarms. Annunciators. Gas and electric fixtures. Telephone lines constructed and equipped with instruments. Out-of-town work attended to promptly."
View of festooned Borough Hall facing Third Ave. and probably taken from the Third Ave. El. The Bronx Board of Trade gave prizes every year for the best decorated building for Bronx Borough Day (June 14th). This building was originally...
Plan of dealership at 1221 Jerome Ave. & Edward L. Grant Hwy. between 167th and 169th Sts., that opens for business with an automotive show on Aug. 6, 1953. Since Cromwell's Creek ran through the site, the entire building was constructed on 356...
Bridges; Aqueducts; Bricks; Buildings; Cityscapes; Embankments; Rocks; Commercial facilities; Water towers; Waterfronts; Color postcards; Canals
A color postcard featuring the Erie Canal Aqueduct. The aqueduct appears to be constructed of gray brick and consists of three arches. Several rocks are visible in the canal. Behind the aqueduct is an industrial cityscape of Rochester, New York. A ...
The building on the left is Shuster Hall on the Bronx campus of Hunter College (now Lehman College, CUNY). Opened in 1957, Shuster Hall was constructed for $3,000,000 and housed the School of General Studies that began offering evening classes in...
Canal Board; Debt; Revenue; Enlargement; Tolls; Expenses; Champlain Canal; New York State Assembly; Erie Canal; New York (State); Report
Page 4 of a fifty-one page document of the Report of the Canal Board in answer to resolutions respecting the canal debts and revenues and the enlargement of the Erie Canal addressed to the Honorable The Assembly. This page includes a table of tolls...
Interior image of the Pennsylvania Station concourse showing the vaulted ceiling, clock and travelers. It is prime example of the Beaux-Arts interior styling for which McKim, Mead & White were renowned. Constructed of steel, glass and travertine,...
Boulders; Buildings; Canal construction; Embankments; Grasses; Lumber; Roads; Rocks; Ropes; Sheds; Utility poles; People; Black & white postcards; Railroad tracks;
Black and white photograph of barge canal construction of Lock #14 at Canajoharie, N.Y. showing partially constructed lock with construction debris, railroad tracks and equipment in the foreground and railroad tracks in the background. Blank space...
Snuff Mill on eastern side of Bronx River. The mill was constructed in the 1840s and ceased operation as a snuff mill in 1870 when the Lorillard's moved their operations to New Jersey.
To the left is Hemlock Forest, a remnant of the forest that...
Fair. Discoloration throughout. Information written in ink and pencil throughout. This catalogue has been washed and deacidified and rebound in an acid-free sleeve. Full measurements: 20.6 cm (H) x 14.2 cm (W).
Parks; Playgrounds; Street Scenes; Recreation; Wars; Buildings; Highways; Bridges; Organizations; Ethnic Groups
View of the reconstructed and enlarged playground at E. 133rd th St. and Willis Ave. at the Bruckner Blvd. The area was acquired by the the City in 1904 and was controlled by the Dept. of Bridges for access to the Willis Ave. Bridge. The unused...
