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- Souvenir Viewbook of New York City, circa 1930 - What's better than receiving a postcard from a vacationing friend? How about a souvenir viewbook with multiple images that fold neatly into a postcard-sized packet? This viewbook contains twenty color views and information about New York City. This souvenir includes images of museums, monuments, government buildings, steamships, parks, and out-of-the-way neighborhoods found in America's largest metropolis around 1930.
- circa 1930
- Collections - Artifact
Souvenir Viewbook of New York City, circa 1930
What's better than receiving a postcard from a vacationing friend? How about a souvenir viewbook with multiple images that fold neatly into a postcard-sized packet? This viewbook contains twenty color views and information about New York City. This souvenir includes images of museums, monuments, government buildings, steamships, parks, and out-of-the-way neighborhoods found in America's largest metropolis around 1930.
- Interior of Grand Central Station, New York City, Postcard Mailed July 30, 1948 - When it opened in Manhattan in 1913, Grand Central Terminal solved several problems for the New York Central Railroad. Underground tracks separated trains from street traffic. Electric locomotives, used to move trains in and out of the facility, eliminated smoke and soot. Ramps within the station improved pedestrian flow by reducing the need for passengers to negotiate stairs.
- July 30, 1948
- Collections - Artifact
Interior of Grand Central Station, New York City, Postcard Mailed July 30, 1948
When it opened in Manhattan in 1913, Grand Central Terminal solved several problems for the New York Central Railroad. Underground tracks separated trains from street traffic. Electric locomotives, used to move trains in and out of the facility, eliminated smoke and soot. Ramps within the station improved pedestrian flow by reducing the need for passengers to negotiate stairs.