About This Item


  • Call NumberSUB_0156
  • Title4 Ave. bet. 77 & 78 Sts
  • SummaryLength-wise view of unpaved, tree-lined street in Bay Ridge, presumably the site of future subway construction (the present R line); two men standing in middle ground looking at camera (man on right standing next to sign reading, "77 St."); horse-drawn carriage in background; wooden-frame houses along street.
  • Date1912
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from inscription on recto; partially supplied by cataloger. On recto: date inscribed: 10-14-1912. Public Service Commission stamp on verso.
  • SubjectSubways -- Design and construction -- New York (State) -- New York ; Streets -- New York (State) -- New York ; Horse-drawn vehicles -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionSubway Construction Photographs
  • PlaceBay Ridge (New York, N.Y.)Brooklyn (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 2