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East 121st Street and Lexington Avenue
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Accident on Lexington Avenue at the intersection of 121st Street, July 21, 1915.
Cave-ins, Crashes, and Other Transit Accidents
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Subway construction and operation is and has always been a complicated undertaking. Accidents happen, either through human error or mechanical failure. This collection looks at some of the transit system's early mishaps. 🚆💥
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East 121st Street and Lexington Avenue
Lexington Ave. & 121st St., 7/21/1915 "Camera on 2nd story fire escape of #148 EAST 121st Street, looking northwest, showing scene of accident." An exterior photograph displaying Lexington Avenue at the intersection of 121st Street, looking toward the north. Apartment houses line the streets. There is a chaotic scene of an accident in the center of the image, with a streetcar and some kind of truck involved. There are workers and many onlookers milling around. In the background, automobiles and carriages are traveling on the streets and there is an elevated rail station.
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