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Herzberg's Subway
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Irving Herzberg (b. 1915- d. 1991) took an interest in documenting the quieter moments of daily life, from Orthodox Jews in Williamsburg to beachgoers lounging at the shore at Coney Island. His collection spans his work from 1945 up until his death in 1991.
The Man Who Sold the Bronx
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During the 1910s, Joseph P. Day was a real-estate developer on the rise. He'd earned a formidable reputation by the age of 21 after auctioning off large swaths of land in Brooklyn and Queens. Day set his eyes on the Bronx as the next up-and-coming portion of the city. He commissioned photographer William D. Hassler to capture areas of undeveloped land—in effect creating a survey of a quickly growing city. Over two days in 1914, Day sold over four hundred lots of undeveloped land.
Subway Scenes
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For many of us quarantined in the city, it's been months since we've taken the train anywhere. Since then, we found ourselves becoming oddly nostalgic about our old daily commutes. Here are some photographs that capture New Yorkers on the subway: a quintessential piece of the city that we love to hate yet hold near and dear to our hearts.
Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street Station, IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line
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Survey photograph looking south at the 242nd Street Station on the IRT West Side / Seventh Avenue Line, two months after the opening of the station. The photograph shows a carnival, including a ferris wheel and carousel, being either put up or taken down, October 8, 1908."
Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street Station, IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line
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Van Cortlandt Park elevated station, September 12, 1913.
Lundin's Bronx
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In the middle of the 20th century, Wigorot Lundin began making prints of the New York Transit Authority's photographic negatives. Taken in the 1910s and 20s, the photographs show a city in transition, expanding with the advent of new technology. Lundin's Bronx photographs display a borough, growing and consolidating as it becomes further interwoven with transit.
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Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street Station, IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line
\[Broadway Pier 255: IRT West Side / Seventh Avenue Line] Survey photograph of the construction of the IRT West Side / Seventh Avenue Line, looking North at Tibbets Brook. The photograph shows Broadway Pier 255.
Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street Station, IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line
\[242nd Street Station: IRT West Side / Seventh Avenue Line] Survey photograph looking south at the 242nd Street Station on the IRT West Side / Seventh Avenue Line, two months after the opening of the station. The photograph shows a carnival, including a ferris wheel and carousel, being either put up or taken down.
Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street Station, IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line
\[242nd Street - Van Cortlandt Park Station, IRT Seventh Avenue Line, Bronx, NY] 242nd Street - Van Cortlandt Park Station, IRT Seventh Avenue Line (IRT West Side Line), Bronx, NY. View from the street below of the elevated tracks, lined with lamp posts. The elevated station building is visible in the distance. Also showing trees and advertisements along the street. Caption along the bottom of the image reads, "Van Cortlandt Park Sta. Subway."
Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street Station, IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line
High angle shot of Van Cortlandt Park crowds at 242nd Street subway station, Bronx, June 7, 1914. Photographed for Joseph P. Day.
Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street Station, IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line
People entering and exiting the 242nd Street subway station, Bronx, June 7, 1914. Photographed for Joseph P. Day.
Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street Station, IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line
Van Cortlandt Park crowds at 242nd Street subway station, Bronx, June 7, 1914. Photographed for Joseph P. Day.
Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street Station, IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line
High angle shot of Van Cortlandt Park visitors getting on a trolley near the 242nd Street subway station, Bronx, June 7, 1914. Photographed for Joseph P. Day.
Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street Station, IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line
Pedestrians at the 242nd Street subway station entrance, Bronx, June 7, 1914. Photographed for Joseph P. Day. Trolley also visible.
Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street Station, IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line
\[Broadway and 242nd Street, Bronx, New York] Photograph of the 242nd Street-Van Cortlandt Park Station on the IRT Seventh Avenue Line at Broadway and 242nd Street in The Bronx, New York. A number of pedestrians can be seen on the street, near the enterance to the subway station.
Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street Station, IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line
\[Five adults, one with baby] Five adults, all with overcoats, sitting on subway with open doors at elevated station; in middle, man with mustache and glasses flanked by young women, one reading book or magazine, other gazing upward; at far right middle aged woman with head scarf and glasses looking into camera; at far left woman in profile holding baby dressed in winter clothes; subway map and route signs ("242 St-B'way/Flatbush Av") behind heads of middle passengers.
Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street Station, IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line
\[Broadway and 242nd Street, Bronx, New York] Photograph of the 242nd Street-Van Cortlandt Park Station on the IRT Seventh Avenue Line at Broadway and 242nd Street in The Bronx, New York. The train can be seen on the elevated tracks.
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