Atlantic Avenue Subway Entrance, Brooklyn, New York, 1910

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THF207327 / Atlantic Avenue Subway Entrance, Brooklyn, New York, 1910
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Artifact Overview

Passengers and pedestrians congregate at the graceful Beaux Arts Atlantic Avenue subway station in Brooklyn, New York. New York City invested significantly in mass transportation infrastructure at the turn of the twentieth century.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

05 August 1910

Creators

Place of Creation

Collection Title

Detroit Publishing Company Collection

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.DPC.072144

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.813 in
Width: 9.5 in

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