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Eleventh Avenue Freight: 1911
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 10/12/2007 - 3:52pm.
Mounted flagman and freight. Another circa 1911 view of the Eleventh Avenue rail line in New York near West 26th Street. View full size. George Grantham Bain Collection. The light spot at the top is from deterioration of the emulsion.
Uneeda
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Wed, 10/17/2007 - 12:59pm.
"It's the Uneeda Biscuit made the people wanna go, wanna go, wanna get up and go!" Uneeda Biscuit, first packaged biscuit produced. One of the first mass produced consumer items in America.
Street sweeper
Submitted by Doug on Sat, 10/13/2007 - 8:00pm.
I like the street sweeper in the background. He looks like the man on the Bullwinkle cartoons.
Uneeda Biscuit
Submitted by shefindsu on Sat, 10/13/2007 - 2:49am.
I love the sign on that building. I need a biscuit...
11th Ave.
Submitted by david86blue on Fri, 10/12/2007 - 4:27pm.
I enjoy these daily visits to the past immensely, they give me the perspective I need in my daily life.
Death Avenue
Submitted by Funimag on Fri, 10/12/2007 - 4:21pm.
Well ... Eleventh Avenue was called Death Avenue...!!!
"2000 killed in 10 years", the New York Times wrote on May 4, 1911!!! Because of the New York Central freight railroad which was using the Eleventh Avenue!!! I guess the mounted flag man is the direct consequence of such a dangerous avenue!! Thank you for these great documents!!! I appreciate also the cable car of the first avenue in Little Italy!
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