Manhattan Borough President photographs for 1903 to 1950
Description
This material consists of approximately 16,000 photographic prints and negatives picturing structural changes to infrastructure in the Borough of Manhattan between the years of 1903 and 1950. The photographs document construction of the West Side (Express) elevated highway, East River Drive, Riverside Drive extension in Upper Manhattan, Sixth Avenue extension, removal of the elevated trains, street-widenings, and sidewalk improvements. These large-format photographs provide detailed street scenes showing shopfronts, pedestrians, automobiles, private homes, billboards, gas stations, etc.
Extent
51 cubic feet : photographic prints (silver gelatin), photographic negatives (acetate, nitrate, and glass).
Dates
1903-1950
Record Groups
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