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East New York Tunnel

Collection: This image is from The William J. Rugen Image Collection and is depicted in print and digital image.; Image is part of The William J. Rugen Image Collection
Date: December 6, 1915; 1915-12-06 Material: gelatin silver print Dimension: 4 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches (print); 400 ppi (digital image)
Creator: William J. Rugen Identifier: aql:10313 wjr-000306 wjr-000306.tif

Description: A view of the recently-constructed north portal of the East New York tunnel on the Manhattan Beach and Bay Ridge branches of the Long Island Rail Road. "City Of New York - Long Island Railroad - Grade Crossing Elimination - 1914" is incised over the mouth of the tunnel.

Collection : aql:9443; vital:1

Creator : William J. Rugen

Date : December 6, 1915; 1915-12-06

Summary/Description : A view of the recently-constructed north portal of the East New York tunnel on the Manhattan Beach and Bay Ridge branches of the Long Island Rail Road. "City Of New York - Long Island Railroad - Grade Crossing Elimination - 1914" is incised over the mouth of the tunnel.

Subject : Long Island Rail Road; Railroad tunnels; Construction projects

Rights : Copyright holder unknown

Coverage : Granite Street near Evergreen Avenue, Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) East New York (New York, N.Y.)

Type : black and white print; digital image

Format : gelatin silver print; 4 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches (print); 400 ppi (digital image)

Identifier : aql:10313 wjr-000306 wjr-000306.tif

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Subject:
Long Island Rail Road; Railroad tunnels; Construction projects
Rights Notice
Copyright holder unknown


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