Looking east from 200 feet west of 14th Ave. showing road bed, portals and former incline for trolley cars - Digital Collections

Call NumberSUB_0287
TitleLooking east from 200 feet west of 14th Ave. showing road bed, portals and former incline for trolley cars
SummaryView of construction site for subway line (the Sea Beach or N line) showing tracks curving into four arched tunnels; retaining wall at right; partly leveled incline at left; wooden crates and construction debris between incline and tracks; ballast poles between tracks; utility poles in background.
Date1915
Formatstill image
Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 12 in.
Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
NoteTitle from inscription on recto. On recto: date inscribed: Jan-3-1915. Photographer's name inscribed on recto: "Urquhart."
SubjectSubways -- Design and construction -- New York (State) -- New York ; Tunnels -- New York (State) -- New York ; Railroad tracks -- New York (State) -- New York ; Retaining walls -- New York (State) -- New York
CollectionSubway Construction Photographs
PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Cite AsSubway Construction Photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
RightsThis work is in the Public Domain. The Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library can provide a copy of this work free of charge.
FolderSubway Construction Photographs; Box 3