Elevated Railroad at Cooper Union and 4th Avenue, New York, New York, circa 1900

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Artifact Overview

For nearly thirty years, 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, including many scenes from across North America. Here, trains run on an elevated railway above a commercial New York City street.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

circa 1900

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.DPC.0605

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Toning (Photography)

Color

Brown

Dimensions

Height: 10.25 in
Width: 13.25 in

Inscriptions

Handwritten on back: In pencil: Cooper Union & 4th Ave. Sample Book 0605 Ink stamp reads: Return to Negative Vault