Watson, Edward B.
Person
Found in 42 Collections and/or Records:
Ari Bousbib trolley photographs
Collection
Identifier: 2019.7
Abstract
Mostly black-and-white and some color photographs of various sizes depicting revenue and work trolley cars used by New York City streetcar companies in the early-to-mid 20th century, as well as a sparse selection of ephemera deriving from the preservation of certain cars.
Dates:
1875 - 1991; Majority of material found within 1899 - 1958
Lonto-Watson collection
Collection
Identifier: 2010.20
Abstract
The Lonto-Watson collection contains albums, scrapbooks, photographs, negatives, documents, ephemera, and books related to New York City transportation such as horse cars, cable cars, trolleys, elevated railroads, and subways, as well as transportation systems domestic and foreign, and New York City architecture.
Dates:
1836 - 2009; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1999
Found in:
Archives and Reading Room
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Lonto-Watson collection
Series 1: Brooklyn Trolley Red Albums
Series
Identifier: 2010.20.1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Lonto-Watson Collection contains albums, scrapbooks, photographs, negatives, documents, and books related to various transportation topics such as horse cars, cable cars, trolleys, elevated railroads, and subways. The collection also houses photographs and other materials on other transportation systems both domestic and foreign, as well as New York City architecture. Highlights of the collection include over 16,000 images of Brooklyn trolleys, over 2,000 Postcards, 1620 photographs and...
Dates:
1836 - 2009; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1999
Series 2: Architectural Scrapbook Albums – Black Albums
Series
Identifier: 2010.20.2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Lonto-Watson Collection contains albums, scrapbooks, photographs, negatives, documents, and books related to various transportation topics such as horse cars, cable cars, trolleys, elevated railroads, and subways. The collection also houses photographs and other materials on other transportation systems both domestic and foreign, as well as New York City architecture. Highlights of the collection include over 16,000 images of Brooklyn trolleys, over 2,000 Postcards, 1620 photographs and...
Dates:
1836 - 2009; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1999
Series 3: Miscellaneous Albums
Series
Identifier: 2010.20.3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Lonto-Watson Collection contains albums, scrapbooks, photographs, negatives, documents, and books related to various transportation topics such as horse cars, cable cars, trolleys, elevated railroads, and subways. The collection also houses photographs and other materials on other transportation systems both domestic and foreign, as well as New York City architecture. Highlights of the collection include over 16,000 images of Brooklyn trolleys, over 2,000 Postcards, 1620 photographs and...
Dates:
1836 - 2009; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1999
Series 4: Photographs
Series
Identifier: 2010.20.4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Lonto-Watson Collection contains albums, scrapbooks, photographs, negatives, documents, and books related to various transportation topics such as horse cars, cable cars, trolleys, elevated railroads, and subways. The collection also houses photographs and other materials on other transportation systems both domestic and foreign, as well as New York City architecture. Highlights of the collection include over 16,000 images of Brooklyn trolleys, over 2,000 Postcards, 1620 photographs and...
Dates:
1836 - 2009; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1999
Series 5: Documents
Series
Identifier: 2010.20.5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Lonto-Watson Collection contains albums, scrapbooks, photographs, negatives, documents, and books related to various transportation topics such as horse cars, cable cars, trolleys, elevated railroads, and subways. The collection also houses photographs and other materials on other transportation systems both domestic and foreign, as well as New York City architecture. Highlights of the collection include over 16,000 images of Brooklyn trolleys, over 2,000 Postcards, 1620 photographs and...
Dates:
1836 - 2009; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1999
Sub-series 4.1: Manhattan & Bronx Surface Transit
Sub-Series
Identifier: 2010.20.4.1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Lonto-Watson Collection contains albums, scrapbooks, photographs, negatives, documents, and books related to various transportation topics such as horse cars, cable cars, trolleys, elevated railroads, and subways. The collection also houses photographs and other materials on other transportation systems both domestic and foreign, as well as New York City architecture. Highlights of the collection include over 16,000 images of Brooklyn trolleys, over 2,000 Postcards, 1620 photographs and...
Dates:
1836 - 2009; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1999
Sub-series 4.2: Brooklyn Surface Transit
Sub-Series
Identifier: 2010.20.4.2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Lonto-Watson Collection contains albums, scrapbooks, photographs, negatives, documents, and books related to various transportation topics such as horse cars, cable cars, trolleys, elevated railroads, and subways. The collection also houses photographs and other materials on other transportation systems both domestic and foreign, as well as New York City architecture. Highlights of the collection include over 16,000 images of Brooklyn trolleys, over 2,000 Postcards, 1620 photographs and...
Dates:
1836 - 2009; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1999
Sub-series 4.3: Queens & Long Island Surface Transit
Sub-Series
Identifier: 2010.20.4.3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Lonto-Watson Collection contains albums, scrapbooks, photographs, negatives, documents, and books related to various transportation topics such as horse cars, cable cars, trolleys, elevated railroads, and subways. The collection also houses photographs and other materials on other transportation systems both domestic and foreign, as well as New York City architecture. Highlights of the collection include over 16,000 images of Brooklyn trolleys, over 2,000 Postcards, 1620 photographs and...
Dates:
1836 - 2009; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1999
Additional filters:
- Type
- Archival Object 40
- Collection 2
- Subject
- Street railroads 2
- Street railroads--Cars 2
- Street-railroads--Design and construction 2
- Street-railroads--Equipment and supplies 2
- 63rd Street Tunnel (New York, N.Y.) 1
- Accidents 1
- Advertisements 1
- Billboards 1
- Black-and-white photographs 1
- Blizzards 1
- Bridges 1
- Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.) 1
- Bus depots 1
- Bus terminals 1
- Buses 1
- Cable cars 1
- Car Equipment 1
- Car barns 1
- Cars -- Interior Views 1
- Central Park (New York, N.Y.) 1
- Ceremonies 1
- Churches 1
- Coal 1
- Coal ash sites 1
- Color photographs 1
- Conductors 1
- Construction equipment 1
- Cranes (equipment) 1
- Department stores 1
- Depots 1
- Derricks 1
- Docks 1
- Double-decker buses 1
- Dump trucks 1
- Electric railroads 1
- Elevated railroads 1
- Emergency vehicles 1
- Employees 1
- Events 1
- Experimental trolleys 1
- Farebox 1
- Fares 1
- Ferries 1
- Flatcars 1
- Fliers (printed matter) 1
- Gas street lamps 1
- Gas-lighting 1
- Grand Central Terminal 1
- Historic buildings--New York (State)--New York 1
- Historical societies 1
- Horse cars 1
- Horse-drawn vehicles 1
- Hotels 1
- Ice scrapers 1
- Locomotives 1
- Macomb's Dam Bridge (New York, N.Y.) 1
- Madison Avenue Bridge (New York, N.Y.) 1
- Maintenance & repair 1
- Manhattan Bridge (New York, N.Y.) 1
- Maps 1
- Monorail railroads 1
- Monuments & memorials 1
- Motormen 1
- Museums 1
- Newsletters 1
- Overhead electric lines 1
- PCC trolley 1
- Pamphlets 1
- Parades & processions 1
- Passengers 1
- Pedestrians 1
- Piers 1
- Platforms 1
- Plows 1
- Postal service 1
- Postal service employees 1
- Powerhouses 1
- Queensboro Bridge (New York, N.Y.) 1
- Railroad cars 1
- Railroad construction & maintenance 1
- Railroad construction workers 1
- Railroad crossings 1
- Railroad employees 1
- Railroad facilities 1
- Railroad freight cars 1
- Railroad mail service 1
- Railroad passenger cars 1
- Railroad rails 1
- Railroad shops & yards 1
- Railroad strikes 1
- Railroad terminals 1
- Railroads--New York (State)--New York. 1
- Railway mail service --United States. 1
- Reports 1
- Scrapping 1
- Ship equipment & rigging 1
- Shipping 1
- Signage 1
- Signal towers 1
- Signals & signaling 1 + ∧ less
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