Black-and-white photographs
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Ari Bousbib trolley photographs
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.
Elevated railroad photographs
Photographs of elevated railroad services and structures, dating from the era of their construction to that of their retirement and demolition.
Harvey Mordetsky collection
Photographic prints showing trolleys in the New York metropolitan area, as operated by New York Railways and the Third Avenue Railway System in Manhattan and the Bronx, and various Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island trolleys lines, as well as slides and films of trolleys in other cities and countries, and related ephemera, including tickets, transfers, and publications.
New York City Transit Photographic Unit collection
Photographic materials depicting routine transit operations and technical facilities for NYCT surface and subway services both on-site and within administrative departments, as captured by the agency’s Photographic Unit.