Sub-series 8.4: New York and North Shore Traction Company, 1907 - 1945
Scope and Contents
The Harvey Mordetsky Collection comprises approximately 5,000 photographs of street railway and trolley lines operative in the New York metropolitan area, including Long Island and Staten Island, as well as other areas of the United States, and select foreign locations. Approximately 1,700 35-mm color slides showing trolley lines in Canada, Europe, and the United States is an additional feature of the collection. Footage of these same services is additionally captured in a series of moving image artifacts. Non-photographic materials include 282 BMT and NYCT trolley and bus transfers, trolley and transit periodicals, and personal effects/memorabilia belonging to Mordetsky.
Dates
- 1907 - 1945
Creator
- Mordetsky, Harvey (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Series: 0.7 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Series Outline
Series 8: Photographs of Long Island and Queens Trolleys
- 8.1: Long Island Electric and Jamaica Central
- 8.2: Manhattan and Queens Traction Co.
- 8.3: Nassau County Companies
- 8.4: New York and North Shore Traction Co.
- 8.5: New York and Long Island Traction Co.
- 8.6: New York and Queens Railway Co.
- 8.7: Ocean Electric Railway Co.
- 8.8: Suffolk County Companies
- 8.9: Steinway Trolley Lines
Series Description
Sub-series 8.4 contains 35 images. This railway ran from Flushing, Queens to various towns in Queens and Long Island: Whitestone, Bayside, Flushing, Port Washington, Roslyn, Mineola, and Hicksville. The line was 24 miles long and used large railroad-roof two-man cars. It is significant to note that its cars were probably the biggest and heaviest trolley cars in use in Queens and Long Island. Its electricity came from a powerhouse located in Douglaston, and its main car barn was located in Roslyn. The company Kuhlman and Stephenson built this trolley company’s cars. In the end, the company was plagued by financial issues and ceased operations in 1920. Please see Series 2008.16.1.5 for a route map of this entity’s services. A complete history of the company can be found in Vincent F. Seyfried’s 71-page New York & North Shore Traction Company (1955, reprinted 2001), available in the Archives’ collection. The photos are divided into two folders as per their original order.
Repository Details
Part of the Archives and Reading Room Repository