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The city beneath us : building the New York subways
- Title
- The city beneath us : building the New York subways / New York Transit Museum with Vivian Heller.
- Publication
- New York : W.W. Norton, ©2004.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Supervised use | IRH 05-6209 | Schwarzman Building - Milstein Division Room 121 |
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- Description
- 245, [2] pages : chiefly illustrations; 26 cm
- Summary
- There have been, and will be, other books on the New York City subway system, but none have had access to the wonderful photographic prints from the collections of the New York Transit Museum that are presented in this volume. Made from 8 x 10-inch glass negatives after the turn of the last century, and reproduced here in glorious duotone, over 175 images show the incredible construction techniques and details involved in creating the underground marvel we enjoy today. From "cut and cover" and deep tunneling to sinking under-river tubes and disastrous cave-ins, these photographs are nothing short of awe-inspiring. The book is accompanied by an engaging, illustrated history of the subway system. The book was published in honor of the New York City subway's centennial.
- Subjects
- Subways > New York (State) > New York > Design and construction > Pictorial works
- History
- Métros > New York (État) > New York > Conception et construction > Histoire > Ouvrages illustrés
- Subways > New York (State) > New York > Design and construction > History
- Subways > Design and construction
- New York (State) > New York
- Pictorial works
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Pictorial works.
- Contents
- "From City Hall to Harlem in fifteen minutes!" -- Miracles, tradegies, and fantastic discoveries -- Growing pains -- The subway comes of age -- Nickel and skyscraper -- From the great depression to the world's fair -- From GI Joe to Jackie Robinson -- Dark times -- The subway makes a comeback -- Steel arches -- Building the subway.
- Call Number
- IRH 05-6209
- ISBN
- 0393057976
- 9780393057973
- LCCN
- 2004054718
- OCLC
- 55765510
- Title
- The city beneath us : building the New York subways / New York Transit Museum with Vivian Heller.
- Imprint
- New York : W.W. Norton, ©2004.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
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- Added Author
- Heller, Vivian.New York Transit Museum.
- Research Call Number
- IRH 05-6209