Double-Decker Buses at Penn Station, New York City, 1939

THF207329 / Double-Decker Buses at Penn Station, New York City, 1939

THF207330 / Double-Decker Buses at Penn Station, New York City, 1939 / back

Artifact Overview

In this photograph from 1939, two double-decker buses wait outside Pennsylvania Station in New York City.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

05 May 1939

Collection Title

Henry Austin Clark, Jr. Photograph Collection

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

P.1774.CO.6639

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in.
Width: 10 in.

Inscriptions

verso: Collection of Ron Ziel, Box 433, Montauk Highway, Bridgehampton, N.Y. 11932 / Copyright Pending - All Reproduction Rights Withheld Unless Permission in Writing is Obtained.

Keywords	United States, New York, New York Photographic prints Photographs Buses Commercial streets Passengers Pedestrians Tourists Skyscrapers Police

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