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Tunnel Excavation in Bushwick

Collection: This image is from The William J. Rugen Image Collection and is depicted in a print and digital image.; Image is part of The William J. Rugen Image Collection
Date: September 12, 1913; 1913-09-12 Material: gelatin silver prints Dimension: 5 x 7 inches (print); 400 ppi (digital image)
Creator: William J. Rugen Identifier: aql:15686 wjr-001005 wjr-001005.tif

Description: A view of the excavation at Bushwick Avenue in Bushwick for the Long Island Rail Road's Bay Ridge division tunnel, which will carry the line from southeastern Bushwick to East New York. Small figures of workmen dimly seen on street level at left provide a sense of scale. Bushwick Avenue was closed during the construction.

Collection : aql:9443

Creator : William J. Rugen

Date : September 12, 1913; 1913-09-12

Summary/Description : A view of the excavation at Bushwick Avenue in Bushwick for the Long Island Rail Road's Bay Ridge division tunnel, which will carry the line from southeastern Bushwick to East New York. Small figures of workmen dimly seen on street level at left provide a sense of scale. Bushwick Avenue was closed during the construction.

Subject : Long Island Rail Road; Construction projects

Rights : Copyright holder unknown

Coverage : Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) Bushwick (New York, N.Y.)

Type : black and white print; digital image

Format : gelatin silver prints; 5 x 7 inches (print); 400 ppi (digital image)

Identifier : aql:15686 wjr-001005 wjr-001005.tif

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