[Elm Street Between Grand Street and Broome Street, Manhattan, NY]

Elm Street (now Lafayette Street) between Grand and Broome streets, Manhattan, NY. Survey photograph of excavation of the street during Contract 1, Section 2 construction of the IRT East Side line. Northward view of wooden scaffolding over the excavation pit, and tall structures with ropes and pulleys. Also showing temporary wooden sidewalks, billboards, and an anomalous building with wooden siding.