About This Item

  • Call NumberTRAN_0291
  • TitleThe first and the last
  • SummaryCaption: "The first and the last--Harriet Greenstein, 19, of 2043 83d St., is first to use token at DeKalb Ave. B. M. T. station and Michael Anaya, 31, of 201 Kosciusko St., is the last passenger to ride subway for a dime as the 15-cent fare went into effect ... at 12:01 a.m."
  • Date1953
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date stamped: Jul[y] 25, 1953; Brooklyn Eagle stamp; photographer's stamp. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorMcNamara, C. E.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectCommuters -- New York (State) -- New York ; Passengers -- New York (State) -- New York [lctgm] ; Subways -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.
  • FolderFolder: Subways: Fares