Subway Stations Photograph Collection - Brooklyn Public Library
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Guide to the <strong>Subway</strong> <strong>Stations</strong> <strong>Photograph</strong> <strong>Collection</strong><br />
<strong>Brooklyn</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Library</strong><br />
10 Grand Army Plaza<br />
<strong>Brooklyn</strong>, New York 11238<br />
Contact: <strong>Brooklyn</strong> <strong>Collection</strong><br />
Phone: 718.230.2762<br />
Fax: 718.857.2245<br />
www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org<br />
bcref@brooklynpubliclibrary.org<br />
Copyright © 2011 <strong>Brooklyn</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Library</strong>. All rights reserved.<br />
Descriptive Summary<br />
Creator: Various, mostly the New York Rapid Transit Company<br />
Title: <strong>Subway</strong> <strong>Stations</strong> <strong>Photograph</strong> <strong>Collection</strong><br />
Date Span: 1923 - 1950<br />
Abstract: <strong>Photograph</strong>s of <strong>Brooklyn</strong>’s elevated and subway trains, train stations,<br />
and tracks.<br />
Quantity: 100 black and white 8x10 photographs<br />
Location: <strong>Brooklyn</strong> <strong>Collection</strong> Map Room, Cabinet 10.3<br />
Repository: <strong>Brooklyn</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Library</strong> – <strong>Brooklyn</strong> <strong>Collection</strong><br />
Reference Code: BC0143<br />
Restrictions<br />
Access Restrictions<br />
<strong>Collection</strong> is located in the <strong>Brooklyn</strong> <strong>Collection</strong> at the Central Branch at Grand<br />
Army Plaza. The collection may only be used in the library and is not available<br />
through interlibrary loan. Requests to view the collection must be made at least 48<br />
hours in advance of visit.<br />
Use Restrictions<br />
While many items in the <strong>Brooklyn</strong> <strong>Collection</strong> are unrestricted, we do not own<br />
reproduction rights to all materials. Be aware of the several kinds of rights that might<br />
apply: copyright, licensing and trademarks. The borrower assumes all responsibility<br />
for copyright questions.<br />
Access Points
Subject Topics:<br />
<strong>Brooklyn</strong> (New York, N.Y.)<br />
<strong>Subway</strong>s -- New York (State) -- New York.<br />
<strong>Subway</strong> stations -- New York (State) -- New York.<br />
Related Materials<br />
See also these related books and collections in the <strong>Brooklyn</strong> <strong>Collection</strong>:<br />
<strong>Subway</strong> Construction <strong>Photograph</strong> <strong>Collection</strong><br />
<strong>Brooklyn</strong> Daily Eagle subway photographs<br />
Books about New York’s subway system<br />
Coppola, P. (1984). Silver Connections. Maplewood, NJ: Four Oceans Press.<br />
Arrangement<br />
The collection is arranged alphabetically by subject. The bulk of the collection falls into two<br />
categories; <strong>Stations</strong> and Tracks. A listing of the folders follows:<br />
Folder Title # of prints Dates<br />
<strong>Stations</strong>: 7 th Avenue 1 n.d.<br />
<strong>Stations</strong>: 9 th Avenue 3 1931<br />
<strong>Stations</strong>: 20 th Avenue 2 1932<br />
<strong>Stations</strong>: 34 th Street 1 1932<br />
<strong>Stations</strong>: 36 th Street 1 n.d.<br />
<strong>Stations</strong>: Flatbush Avenue 1 n.d.<br />
<strong>Stations</strong>: Fort Hamilton 3 1932<br />
<strong>Stations</strong>: Franklin Avenue 2 1932<br />
<strong>Stations</strong>: Gates Avenue 1 1948<br />
<strong>Stations</strong>: Greene Avenue 1 1948<br />
<strong>Stations</strong>: Marcy Avenue 1 1930<br />
<strong>Stations</strong>: Montrose Avenue 1 n.d.<br />
<strong>Stations</strong>: Myrtle Avenue 4 1930, 1950<br />
<strong>Stations</strong>: New Lots Avenue 1 1930<br />
<strong>Stations</strong>: Newkirk Avenue 7 1940<br />
<strong>Stations</strong>: Nostrand Avenue 3 1948<br />
<strong>Stations</strong>: Pacific Street 1 1932<br />
<strong>Stations</strong>: Park Place 3 1931<br />
<strong>Stations</strong>: Prospect Avenue 1 n.d.<br />
<strong>Stations</strong>: Prospect Park 2 n.d.<br />
<strong>Stations</strong>: Reid Avenue 1 1930<br />
<strong>Stations</strong>: Rockaway Avenue 1 1948<br />
<strong>Stations</strong>: Sands Street 5 n.d.<br />
<strong>Stations</strong>: Sutter Avenue 2 1932, 1936<br />
<strong>Stations</strong>: Tompkins Avenue 2 1948<br />
Guide to the <strong>Subway</strong> <strong>Stations</strong> <strong>Photograph</strong> <strong>Collection</strong><br />
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<strong>Stations</strong>: Unidentified 2 n.d.<br />
<strong>Subway</strong> Cars 10 1947- 1948<br />
<strong>Subway</strong> Map 1 n.d.<br />
Tracks: Broadway Junction 2 1948<br />
Tracks: Church Ave. Line 1 1949<br />
Tracks: Lexington Ave. Line, from Dekalb Ave. 2 1948<br />
Tracks: Lexington Ave. Line, from Franklin Ave. 2 1948<br />
Tracks: Lexington Ave. Line, from Greene Ave. 2 1948<br />
Tracks: Lexington Ave. Line, from Myrtle Ave. 3 1948<br />
Tracks: Lexington Ave. Line, from Nostrand Ave. 2 1948<br />
Tracks: Lexington Ave. Line, from Reid Ave. 3 1948<br />
Tracks: Lexington Ave. Line, from Sumner Ave. 3 1948<br />
Tracks: Lexington Ave. Line, from Tompkins Ave. 2 1948<br />
Tracks: Manhattan Bridge 2 1932<br />
Tracks: Miscellaneous 8 1923 – 1947<br />
Tracks: Myrtle Ave. Line 2 1948<br />
Tracks: Williamsburg Bridge 2 c.1932<br />
Guide to the <strong>Subway</strong> <strong>Stations</strong> <strong>Photograph</strong> <strong>Collection</strong><br />
<strong>Brooklyn</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Library</strong> – <strong>Brooklyn</strong> <strong>Collection</strong><br />
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