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Color photographs

 Subject
Subject Source: Genre Terms: A Thesaurus for Use in Rare Book and Special Collections Cataloguing

Found in 5 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

Harvey Mordetsky collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2008.16
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1887 - 1977; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1950

Long Island Bus collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2012.3
Abstract

The Long Island Bus collection consists of photographs, documents, artifacts, and audio/visual materials providing information on agency special events, employees, and operations of Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority (MSBA)/MTA Long Island Bus.

Dates: 1942 - 2011; Majority of material found within 1976 - 1993

New York City Transit Photographic Unit collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2013.12
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1898 - 2011; Majority of material found within 1966 - 2004

William Humphries collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2016.51
Abstract

Publications, periodicals, and photographic materials documenting public transit systems and services in New York City, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and abroad, with an emphasis on NYCTA sites, fleet, and functions.

Dates: 1957 - 2013; Majority of material found within 1970 - 1980