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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:15535 wjr-001003 wjr-001003.tif

Description: A tunnel is seen being cut at Bushwick Avenue in Bushwick for the Long Island Rail Road's Bay Ridge division, part of the grade-level crossing elimination project. The figures of workmen, dimly be seen at top right, provide a sense of scale to the viewer as to the size of the excavation.

Collection : aql:9443

Creator : William J. Rugen

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

Summary/Description : A tunnel is seen being cut at Bushwick Avenue in Bushwick for the Long Island Rail Road's Bay Ridge division, part of the grade-level crossing elimination project. The figures of workmen, dimly be seen at top right, provide a sense of scale to the viewer as to the size of the excavation.

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:15535 wjr-001003 wjr-001003.tif

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Long Island Rail Road; Construction projects
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