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Downtown: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 05/22/2013 - 12:43pm.
September 1942. "New York. Looking downtown from the Third Avenue elevated railway in the 'Fifties'." A platform on the long-vanished El. Medium format nitrate negative by Marjory Collins for the Office of War Information. View full size.
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Under the El: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 05/21/2013 - 1:02pm.
September 1942. "New York. Third Avenue elevated railway at 18th Street." The Shorpy Pub Crawl starts at Flynn's! Medium format negative by Marjory Collins for the Office of War Information. View full size.
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Third Avenue El: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 05/19/2013 - 5:21pm.
September 1942. "New York. Looking north from the Ninth Street station on the Third Avenue elevated railway as a train leaves on the local track." Medium format negative by Marjory Collins, Office of War Information. View full size.
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A Fork in the Railroad: 1943
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 05/04/2013 - 5:05pm.
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March 1943. "Sumnerfield, Texas. Brakeman running back to his train on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad between Amarillo, Texas, and Clovis, New Mexico, as it is ready to start again, after having waited in a siding." Photo by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information. View full size.
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Manhattan Municipal: 1913
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 05/03/2013 - 9:46am.
Circa 1913. "New Municipal Building, New York City." The 40-story Manhattan Municipal Building and associated infrastructure including an elevated rail line and the Manhattan Bridge. 8x10 inch glass negative. View full size.
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American Dreamer: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 04/27/2013 - 12:41pm.
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June 1942. "Greenbelt, Maryland. Child's bedroom in which a 13-year-old boy has rigged up model trains and a chemical laboratory." Johnny's next project: Discover girls. Photo by Marjory Collins for the Office of War Information. View full size.
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Locomotive Makeover: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 04/26/2013 - 4:11pm.
November 1942. "Illinois Central rail yard, Chicago. Locomotives in for repair at the roundhouse." Medium format negative by Jack Delano. View full size.
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