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Lundin's Bronx

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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Kingsbridge Armory
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Kingsbridge Armory

Subway Construction survey photograph shows Jerome Avenue prior to construction of the Kingsbridge Road Station on the Woodlawn/ Jerome Avenue Line. Taken in 1914, the Kingsbridge Armory, still under construction looms large in the frame.
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Kingsbridge Armory
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Kingsbridge Armory

The same subject, highlighting Kingbridge road which both contains tracks for trollies and as well the horse-drawn carriages in view.
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Jerome Avenue and Anderson Avenue
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Jerome Avenue and Anderson Avenue

Both the building at center (behind the trees) and the large boulder outcropping at right remain today. Just past the edge of the photograph on the right is where the new Yankee Stadium stands.
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Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street Station, IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line
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Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street Station, IRT Broadway-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, October 8, 1908.
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Anderson—Jerome Avenues Station, Ninth Avenue El
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Anderson—Jerome Avenues Station, Ninth Avenue El

The photograph documents the sidewalk and street conditions and the empty lot of Macombs Dam Viaduct before the start of the construction as part of the maintenance and construction of the IND Concourse Line. Shows the Ninth Avenue Elevated railroad with the train pulling in the Jerome Avenue Station.
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Burke Avenue Station, IRT White Plains Line
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Burke Avenue Station, IRT White Plains Line

Exterior view of Burke Avenue Station on the IRT White Plains Road Line. The camera is on Burke Avenue, 125 feet east of White Plains Road looking west, showing station and plant. Now the surrounding area is quite developed.
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Mosholu Parkway Station, IRT Jerome Avenue Line
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Mosholu Parkway Station, IRT Jerome Avenue Line

Subway Construction survey photograph shows Mosholu Parkway prior to construction of the the Woodlawn/ Jerome Avenue Line.
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233 East 198th Street
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233 East 198th Street

Survey photograph taken prior to construction of the IND Concourse Line at East 198th Street, east of Concourse, Bronx, NY
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148 East Fordham Road
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148 East Fordham Road

Survey photograph along Grand Concourse in the Bronx taken prior to construction of the IND Concourse Line.
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2625 Grand Concourse
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2625 Grand Concourse

Survey photograph along Grand Concourse in the Bronx taken prior to construction of the IND Concourse Line.
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