Wood Engraving, Design for an Elevated Horse-Drawn Railway in New York, circa 1842
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Artifact Overview
The key to turning mass transit into rapid transit was in removing it from busy streets. One alternative was to build elevated structures that carried streetcars over city traffic. New York City, with its limited land and boundless population, developed a network of elevated lines that covered the length of Manhattan. Other cities, notably Chicago, adopted the technology too.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Print (Visual work)
Subject Date
circa 1842
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
82.129.471
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Wood engraving (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 4.75 in
Width: 6.75 in
Inscriptions
Description beneath: New York City, New York. Design for an elevated railway through the streets of the city. Wood engraving. Published by the New York Morning Post. Date: about 1842.
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