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Atlantic Avenue, Drive and Promenade

Description: Image of an elevated street view of tree-lined Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, showing a center road with tracks and horse-drawn trolleys, bordered by trees, sidewalks with pedestrians, and roads with horse-drawn carriages; building roofs are visible above the trees.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: between 1861 and 1868
Call number: priJLC_VIEW_000657
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005.

The New York elevated railroad : connecting with all the principal steam rail ways and steam ferries

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Image of a poster advertising the New York Elevated Railroad with a central image of an elevated view of a busy street scene in New York City showing a street corner lined with commercial buildings, pedestrians, horse-drawn vehicles, and elevated sidewalks, tracks, and railroad cars.

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Girard avenue bridge. : Fairmount Park, Philadelphia

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Image of an elevated landscape view of the Girard Avenue Bridge spanning the Schuylkill River in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with pedestrians, horse-drawn carriages, and boats.

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Proposed Arcade Railway. : Under Broadway, view near Wall Street

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Image of an eye-level street view of Broadway near Wall Street in New York City, lined with commercial buildings, showing a busy street scene with pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages, elevated above a section of an underground railway with train cars and waiting passengers.

priJLC_TRAN_000642

Passenger station Boston and Providence Railroad : Columbus Avenue, Park Square & Providence Street. Boston, Mass

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Image of an elevated street view of the Boston and Providence Railroad station, clock tower, and surrounding buildings in Boston, Massachusetts, with pedestrians, horse-drawn carriages, trolleys, and horseback riders on the street in the foreground.

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Colorado Street, looking east from Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena, Cal

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View of Park Place, New York. : from Broadway to Church Street. North side

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Image of an elevated street view of Park Place in New York City showing mid-rise buildings with store signage, a cobblestone street filled with horse-drawn carriages and wagons, and sidewalks with men engaged in commercial activities.

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Atlantic Avenue, Drive and Promenade

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