Subway Construction Photograph Collection, 1900-1950

: Subway Construction Photograph Collection. Contract One, 1900-1932 (bulk 1900-1904); The 4,744 Contract One photographs show the earliest subway construction by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT), including portions of the Lexington Avenue Line (the 4, 5, and 6); the 42nd Street Shuttle; the Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line (the 1, 2, and 3); the Lenox Avenue Line (the 2 and 3); and the West Farms Division of the White Plains Road Line (the 2 and 5). Most photographs are views along the main arteries of the lines being constructed: Lafayette Street and Fourth Avenue from City Hall north to 42nd Street (the 4, 5, and 6); 42nd Street from Grand Central to Times Square (the 42nd Street Shuttle); Broadway from West 42nd Street north to 241st Street in the Bronx (the 1); West 96th Street to West 148th Street in Manhattan (the 2 and 3); the 149th Street Tunnel under the Harlem River (the 2); and East 149th Street to East 180th Street in the Bronx (the 2 and 5). What is now Lafayette Street was referred to for most of the duration of Contract One as Elm Street.

: Subway Construction Photograph Collection. Contract Two, 1903-1921 (bulk 1904-1907); The 2,869 Contract Two photographs show the continuation of subway construction by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT), connecting City Hall on the Lexington Avenue Line in Manhattan to Atlantic Avenue on the Eastern Parkway Line in Brooklyn via the Joralemon Street Tunnel under the East River (the 4 and 5 lines). There are many photographs of buildings along Joralemon Street in Brooklyn Heights. Other photographs show the subway being constructed beneath the elevated tracks along major arteries such as Flatbush Avenue. These photographs also show the shopping districts of Downtown Brooklyn including major department stores. The photographs include views of completed station interiors in downtown Brooklyn before they were opened to the public.

: Subway Construction Photograph Collection. Contract Three. 148th Street Yard, 1918-1926; The 175 Contract Three, 148th Street Yard photographs show the expansion by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) of the Lenox Avenue Shops, now known as the Lenox Yard, near West 148th Street and Lenox Avenue in Harlem.

: Subway Construction Photograph Collection. Contract Three. Route 4 & 38, 1914-1921 (bulk 1914-1915); The 3,496 Contract Three, Route 4 & 38 photographs show the construction by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) of the Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line from Times Square to Chambers Street (the 1, 2, and 3) and from Chambers Street to South Ferry in Manhattan (the 1). The photographs include views along Seventh Avenue from West 45th Street south to Greenwich Village, continuing along Varick Street, West Broadway, Greenwich Street, and the Battery. The photographs also include many views along West 30th Street from Seventh Avenue to Ninth Avenue. There are a number of photographs of Pennsylvania Station on Seventh Avenue between West 31st Street and West 33rd Street. The photographs also include views of building demolition sites in the West Village.

: Subway Construction Photograph Collection. Contract Three. Route 5, Sections 6-15, 1911-1925; The 4,631 Contract Three, Route 5, Sections 6-15 photographs show the construction by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) of the Lexington Avenue Line (the 4, 5, and 6) from East 26th street to East 125th street in Manhattan, crossing the Harlem River via the Lexington Avenue Tunnel to East 149th Street and Grand Concourse (the 4 and 5) and East 138th Street and Third Avenue (the 6) in the the Bronx. Photographs include views of residential neighborhoods in East Harlem, including a lively Jewish neighborhood from around 90th Street to 125th Street along Lexington Avenue. There are some photographs that show large Victorian houses alongside excavation work between 144th Street and 146th Street and Mott Avenue in the Bronx. Route 5, Sections 1-5, which covered construction on the modern N, R, Q and W from Morris Street to Union Square, were built by the Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT) under Contract Four, and those photographs are included under that contract.

: Subway Construction Photograph Collection. Contract Three. Route 12, 1914-1923; The 1,594 Contract Three, Route 12 photographs show construction by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) of the Eastern Parkway Line from Downtown Brooklyn along Flatbush Avenue and Eastern Parkway to Crown Heights (the 2, 3 and 4). Section 1 starts at Atlantic Avenue and Flatbush Avenue and continues to St. Marks Avenue; Section 1A continues along Flatbush Avenue from Park Place to Eighth Avenue; Section 1B covers the area between Fulton Street and Atlantic Avenue; Section 2 goes from Plaza Street and Eastern Parkway to Nostrand Avenue; Section 3 continues along Eastern Parkway to Utica Avenue. Photographs include views of brownstones along St. Felix Street and Hanson Place near the Brooklyn Academy of Music; storefronts along Flatbush Avenue; Grand Army Plaza; the Prospect Park Reservoir located on the corner of Plaza Street and Eastern Parkway (where the main branch of the Brooklyn Public Library now stands); and many views along Eastern Parkway.

: Subway Construction Photograph Collection. Contract Three. Route 16, 1913-1925; The 634 Contract Three, Route 16 photographs show construction by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) of the elevated Jerome Avenue Line (the 4) from 157th Street north to Woodlawn in the Bronx. They include views along River Avenue and Jerome Avenue before and after construction, the interiors, exteriors, and platforms of completed stations, and many photographs of the Jerome Avenue Yard at the northern end of the line.

: Subway Construction Photograph Collection. Contract Three. Route 18, 1913-1925; The 542 Contract Three, Route 18 photographs show construction by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) of the White Plains Road Line (the 4 and 5) in the Bronx from East 180th Street to Wakefield-East 241st Street. They include many views along White Plains Road, images of stations under construction and completed stations, and views of the East 180th Street Yard and East 239th Street Yard.

: Subway Construction Photograph Collection. Contract Three. Route 19-22, 1912-1925; The 1,486 Contract Three, Route 19-22 photographs show construction by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) of the Pelham Line (the 6) in the Bronx from East 138th Street and Third Avenue to Pelham Bay Park. Section 1 runs from East 138th and Third Avenue to East 149th Street and Southern Boulevard; Section 1A runs from East 149th Street and Southern Boulevard to Whitlock Avenue; Section 2 runs from Whitlock Avenue to Pelham Bay Park along Westchester Avenue; and Section 3 photographs show the Westchester Yard near the Westchester Square and Middletown Road stations. There are many photographs of the bustling commercial strip along East 138th Street, more rural scenes as the line extends farther east, and views of many subway stations along the way.

: Subway Construction Photograph Collection. Contract Three. Route 26, 1914-1925; The 129 Contract Three, Route 26 photographs show the construction by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) of a portion of the Flushing Line from Grand Central in Manhattan to Vernon Boulevard-Jackson Avenue in Long Island City, Queens (the 7). Some of the photographs show the construction of the Steinway Tunnel. Other photographs include views in Queens along 4th Street (now 50th Avenue) and Vernon Avenue (Vernon Boulevard), showing the commercial district including the neighborhood theater.

: Subway Construction Photograph Collection. Contract Three. Route 27, 1917-1918; The 40 Contract Three, Route 27 photographs show construction by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) in the vicinity of Mott Avenue Station in the Bronx (the modern 149th Street-Grand Concourse Station on the 2 and 5). There are above ground views along East 149th Street, Mott Avenue, Walton Avenue, and Spencer Place, as well as many underground views, some showing the Mott Avenue Station under construction or completed.

: Subway Construction Photograph Collection. Contract Three. Route 29, 1914-1921; The 1,143 Contract Three, Route 29 photographs show construction by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) of the Nostrand Avenue Line between Crown Heights and Flatbush, Brooklyn (the 2 and 5). Section 1 runs along Nostrand Avenue from Eastern Parkway to Church Avenue; Section 2 continues along Nostrand Avenue to Flatbush Avenue. Views include the residential and commercial stretches of Nostrand Avenue. There are many storefronts and brownstones, and some wooden row houses and detached wood frame cottages.

: Subway Construction Photograph Collection. Contract Three. Route 31, 1916-1933; The 451 Contract Three, Route 31 photographs show the construction by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) of the New Lots Line or Livonia Avenue Line (the 3) in Brooklyn. The line runs from East 98th Street and Sutter Avenue to Livonia Avenue and New Lots Avenue. Most views are of the Livonia Avenue commercial district between Howard Avenue and Van Siclen Avenue in Brownsville, a Jewish neighborhood with many shop signs written in Yiddish. Construction of the elevated line resulted in a number of class action lawsuits between property owners and the City of New York because of the very close proximity between the elevated line and the storefronts. There are also many views of the future site and construction of the Livonia Yard, located south of New Lots Avenue between Hegeman and Lawrence Avenues and Elton and Linwood Streets. The area is mainly undeveloped plots of land with a few detached frame and carriage houses.

: Subway Construction Photograph Collection. Contract Three. Route 35 & 67, 1922-1926; The 418 Route 35 & 67 photographs show the construction by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) of a portion of the Flushing Line (the 7) from Grand Central Terminal to Times Square. The photographs follow 42nd Street from Grand Central to Bryant Park and Sixth Avenue, and West 41st Street from Sixth Avenue to Eighth Avenue. There are many views of the New York Public Library, Bryant Park, and theaters on West 41st Street. The series also includes many underground photographs.

: Subway Construction Photograph Collection. Contract Three. Route 36 & 37, 1913-1933; The 371 Contract Three, Route 36 & 37 photographs show contruction by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) of a portion of the Flushing Line (the 7) in Queens from Queensboro Plaza to Alburtis Avenue (now the 103rd Street-Corona Plaza Station), as well as construction along the N line from Queensboro Plaza to Ditmars Boulevard in Astoria.

: Subway Construction Photograph Collection. Contract Three. Route 43, 1914-1925; The 559 Contract Three, Route 43 photographs show construction of a new tunnel by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) to connect the first portion of the Lexington Avenue Line (the 4, 5 and 6) that ran from City Hall to East 42nd Street to its extension north of 42nd Street along Lexington Avenue. Many of the photographs show views along Park Avenue from East 34th Street to East 42nd Street, including excavation work outside of Grand Central Terminal.

: Subway Construction Photograph Collection. Contract Three. Route 48, 1912-1924; The 1,809 Contract Three, Route 48 photographs show construction by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) of the Brooklyn Branch of the Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line (the 2 and 3) from Park Place in Manhattan to Clark Street and Borough Hall in Brooklyn. Section 1 runs from Park Place under City Hall Park and along Beekman Street to William Street; Section 2 runs along William Street to Hanover Square; and Section 3 runs from Old Slip in Manhattan to Clark Street in Brooklyn, passing under the East River via the Clark Street Tunnel. Two lengthy series of photographs from 1919 and 1921 shows the interior of the Clark Street Tunnel at regular intervals.

: Subway Construction Photograph Collection. Contract Three. Route 50, 1913-1925; The 135 Contract Three, Route 50 photographs show the completion of the Steinway Tunnel and the construction of elevated tracks to the Hunters Point Avenue Station on a portion of the Flushing Line in Queens (the 7) by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT). There are many views of Ely Avenue, Van Alst Avenue, and 4th Street in Queens. A series of photographs of buildings on Nott Avenue, Davis Street, and Ely Avenue relate to lawsuits from property owners along the elevated line.

: Subway Construction Photograph Collection. Contract Three. Route 52, 1923-1939; The 340 Contract Three, Route 52 photographs show construction by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) of the portion of the Flushing Line (the 7) along Roosevelt Avenue in Queens from Alburtis Avenue (now the 103rd Street-Corona Plaza Station) to Main Street, Flushing. The Section 1 photographs cover Roosevelt Avenue in Corona; Section 2, the Willets Point Boulevard Station; Section 2-3, Flushing Bridge; and Section 3, Flushing-Main Street. There are photographs of downtown Flushing, the Corona Yard, as well as many photographs from 1937-1939 of the Willets Point Boulevard Station showing the station expansion for the New York World's Fair.

: Subway Construction Photograph Collection. Contract Four. Route 4 & 36, 1913-1928; The 1,583 Contract Four, Route 4 & 36 photographs show construction by the Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT) of a portion of the Broadway Line in Manhattan (the N, Q, R, and W) from Union Square to the 60th Street Tunnel under the East River. They are divided among the following sections: Section 1, Broadway from Union Square to West 26th-27th Street; Section 2, Broadway from West 26th-27th Street to West 39th Street; Section 3, Broadway from West 39th Street to West 45th Street and Seventh Avenue from West 45th Street to West 51st Street; Section 4, Seventh Avenue and West 51st Street to Sixth Avenue and West 59th Street (Central Park South); and Section 5, Sixth Avenue and West 59th Street (Central Park South) to Second Avenue and East 62nd Street. There are many images of buildings along Ladies' Mile on Broadway, photographs of the Theater District, views of Central Park South, as well as many brownstones along East 60th Street, East 61st Street, and East 62nd Street.

: Subway Construction Photograph Collection. Contract Four. Route 5, Sections 1-5, 1912-1929; The 1,333 Contract Four, Route 5, Sections 1-5 photographs show construction by the Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT) of a portion of the Broadway Line (the N, Q, R, and W) from Morris Street to Union Square in Manhattan. Most of the photographs are views along Trinity Place, Church Street, and Broadway from Vesey Street to Union Square. They include the Trinity Church and St. Paul’s Chapel churchyards, Washington Square Park, and excavation work at Union Square. Route 5, Sections 6-15, which cover construction of the Lexington Avenue Line (the 4, 5, and 6) from Manhattan into the Bronx, were built by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) under Contract Three, and the photographs documenting those lines can be found under that contract.

: Subway Construction Photograph Collection. Contract Four. Route 8, 1915-1932; The Contract Four, Route 8 photographs show the construction by the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT) of the Canarsie Line (sometimes referred to as the 14th Street–Eastern Line) from Manhattan into Brooklyn (the L). Section 1A follows West 14th Street from Eighth Avenue to Sixth Avenue; Section 2 runs along 14th Street from Sixth Avenue to First Avenue; Section 3 goes from Avenue D in Manhattan to Brooklyn at the foot of North 7th Street; Sections 4-5 run from North 7th Street across Metropolitan Avenue; and Sections 6-8 run along Bushwick Avenue into the Ridgewood section at Chauncey Street where the line runs next to Trinity Cemetery and Cemetery of the Evergreens. Photographs show children playing on the streets in Manhattan between First Avenue and Avenue C (where street signs reveal an Italian neighborhood), and in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn.

: Subway Construction Photograph Collection. Contract Four. Route 9-0, 1907-1937; The 1,606 Contract Four, Route 9-0 photographs show the construction by the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT) of a portion of the Nassau Street Line (the J and Z) from Chambers Street to Essex Street. Section 1 runs from Chambers Street to Duane Street along Centre Street; Section 2 continues up Centre Street from Duane Street to Canal Street; Section 3 goes from Grand Street to Broome Street; Section 4 runs along Delancey Street from Mulberry Street to the Bowery; Section 5 runs along Delancey Street from Christie Street to Essex Street. There are several photographs from 1907 that show people sitting on the benches that ran along the center of Delancey Street prior to the excavation of that street. Other photos show pushcart peddlers near Delancey Street.

: Subway Construction Photograph Collection. Contract Four. Route 9-C-1, 1909-1921; The 574 Contract Four, Route 9-C-1 photographs show the construction by the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT) of a portion of the Fourth Avenue Line (the N and R) in Brooklyn from Willoughby Street to Ashland Place along Flatbush Avenue and Fulton Street.

: Subway Construction Photograph Collection. Contract Four. Route 11, 1909-1928; The 2,860 Contract Four, Route 11 photographs show the construction by the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT) of a portion of the Fourth Avenue line from Flatbush Avenue and Fourth Avenue to 95th street in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn (the N and R). Section AE-1 encompasses Lafayette Avenue and Ashland Place and shows the excavation and construction of the areas around the Brooklyn Academy of Music; Section A-1 runs from Fourth Avenue and Atlantic Avenue to Sackett Street; Section A-2 runs from Fourth Avenue and Union Street to 4th Street; Section A-3 runs from 4th Street to 25th Street; Section A-4 runs from 26th Street to 41st Street; Section B-1 runs from 42nd Street to 61th Street; Section B-2 runs from 62nd Street to 86th Street; and Section B-3 goes from 87th Street to 95th Street. Most of the views are along Fourth Avenue, and include dramatic, bird's-eye shots of the excavation work that affected the neighborhoods of Park Slope, Sunset Park and Bay Ridge.

: Subway Construction Photograph Collection. Contract Four. Route 20, Section 2, 1914-1917; The 147 Contract Four, Route 20, Section 2 photographs show construction by the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT) of a portion of the Broadway Line (the N) on Canal Street from Broadway to the Bowery in Manhattan. Many of the images show the busy commercial district along the north and south sides of Canal Street.

: Subway Construction Photograph Collection. Contract Four. Route 33, 1914-1931; The 1,816 Contract Four, Route 33 photographs show the construction by the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT) of the continuation of the Broadway Line from Manhattan into Brooklyn via the Montague Street Tunnel (the R), connecting to the Fourth Avenue Line in Brooklyn. Section 1 extends from Trinity Place and Morris Street to Broadway and Bowling Green, and then follows Whitehall Street to South Street in Manhattan; Section 2 extends from the foot of Whitehall Street in Manhattan via the Montague Street Tunnel under the East River to Montague Street between Henry Street and Clinton Street in Brooklyn; Section 3 runs under Montague Street, Fulton Street and Willoughby Street in Brooklyn to the junction with the Fourth Avenue Line at Flatbush Avenue Extension.

: Subway Construction Photograph Collection. Contract Four. Route 39, 1913-1929; The 566 Contract Four, Route 39 photographs show construction by the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT) of the West Side Line extension of the Fourth Avenue Line in Brooklyn from around 38th Street to Coney Island (the D). The connection from the Fourth Avenue subway required the reconstruction of a portion of the line between 33rd Street and 38th Street. Section 1 runs along Fourth Avenue to 38th Street, and along 38th Street to Tenth Avenue; Section 2 follows Tenth Avenue and New Utrecht Avenue from 39th Street to 86th Street, and then runs along 86th Street to Stillwell Avenue and Stillwell Avenue to Avenue Y and the Coney Island Yard, ending up at the Coney Island-Stilwell Avenue Station. A long sequence of photographs identified as "Job 467" show New Utrecht Avenue underneath the elevated tracks. This series also includes photographs documenting lawsuits by property owners along the elevated portion of the line.

: Subway Construction Photograph Collection. Contract Four. Route 45, 1928-1931; The 768 Contract Four, Route 45 photographs show construction by the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT) of a portion of the Nassau Street-Jamaica Line from Park Row to South Street (the J and Z). Section 1 runs from Park Row near the Municipal Building and the Brooklyn Bridge elevated station down Nassau Street to Wall Street; and Section 2 follows Broad Street from Wall Street to South Street. There are many views of buildings along Nassau Street and Broad Street, including Federal Hall, the New York Stock Exchange, and the headquarters of several major banks, insurance companies, and other businesses.

: Subway Construction Photograph Collection. Contract Four. Route 49, 1915-1941; The 377 Contract Four, Route 49 photographs show construction by the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT) of the Culver Line from Tenth Avenue and 37th Street along Gravesend Avenue (now McDonald Avenue) to Coney Island in Brooklyn (the F). Section 1-A runs from west of Tenth Avenue between 37th Street and 38th Street to a point east of Tenth Avenue; Section 1 begins east of Tenth Avenue and follows a route parallel to 37th Street to Gravesend Avenue, and then continues south on Gravesend Avenue to south of Twenty-Second Avenue (now Bay Parkway); Section 2 follows Gravesend Avenue between Twenty-Second Avenue and Avenue X; and Section 3 runs between Shell Road and Avenue X and West 6th Street and Sheepshead Bay Road. The series also includes many photographs of the Coney Island Yard.

: Subway Construction Photograph Collection. Contract Four. Route 61, 1916-1924; The 545 Contract Four, Route 61 photographs show construction by the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT) of the 60th Street Tunnel under the East River alongside the Queensboro Bridge, connecting the Broadway Line in Manhattan with Queensboro Plaza Station in Queens (the N and W). There are views of East 60th Street between Second Avenue and Avenue A (Sutton Place) in Manhattan, along with many images of the Queensboro Bridge, tunneling under the East River, and construction of the elevated portion of the line in Queens. Other views include construction on Blackwell Island (now Roosevelt Island).

: Subway Construction Photograph Collection. Contract Four. Manhattan Bridge Extension, 1909-1926; The 195 Contract Four, Manhattan Bridge Extension photographs show construction by the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT) of the Manhattan Bridge Branch of the Fourth Avenue Line along Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn (the N and Q), including the former Myrtle Avenue Station, which was also known as the Gold Street Station.

: Subway Construction Photograph Collection. Independent City Lines. Route 78, 1924-1945; The Independent Subway System (IND) Route 78 photographs show the construction of the Eighth Avenue Line (the A and C) from West 59th Street and Central Park West to West 192nd Street and Bennett Avenue in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. Section 1 runs from the West 60s to approximately West 71st Street; Section 2 runs through the 80s; Section 2A picks up in the mid-90s; Section 3 runs from the lower 100s to around West 116th Street and Eighth Avenue and includes Cathedral Parkway Circle; Sections 4-6 follow St. Nicholas Avenue from around West 124th Street to West 168th Street and include Broadway and West 173rd Street; Section 7 runs along Fort Washington Avenue from West 181st Street to West 187th Street; and Section 8 spans Bennett Avenue from West 190th Street to West 192nd Street.

: Subway Construction Photograph Collection, Independent City Lines. Route 101, 1926-1944; The 2,992 Independent Subway System (IND) Route 101 photographs show construction on the Eighth Avenue Line (the A and C) from Greenwich Village south to Fulton Street in Manhattan, and into Brooklyn via the Cranberry Street Tunnel under the East River. Section 5 runs along Greenwich Avenue from Seventh Avenue and West 11th Street to Sixth Avenue; Section 4 follows Sixth Avenue from West 9th Street to Broome Street; Section 3 begins at Canal Street and runs along Church Street to Chambers Street; photographs captioned Sections “3 & 4” cover the area around Canal Street down West Broadway to Church Street and Barclay Street; and Section 1 runs along Fulton Street from Pearl Street to South Street, and continues into Brooklyn at the foot of Furman Street to High Street between Adams and Jay Streets; there are no Section 2 photographs. This route includes many views of Greenwich Village and, going south, buildings between Houston Street and Canal Street that were demolished to make way for the Sixth Avenue Extension and the new subway line. Other photographs include a large number of images of headstones in St. Paul’s Chapel churchyard. 88 of the Route 101 photographs are captioned Sections 8-11 and are views from West 32nd Street to West 53rd Street on the IND Sixth Avenue Line (the F), including images of the R.K.O. Building and Radio City Music Hall.

: Subway Construction Photograph Collection, Independent City Lines. Route 102, 1925-1937; The 1,293 Independent Subway System (IND) Route 102 photographs show the construction of a portion of the Eighth Avenue Line in Manhattan (the A and C) from Bank Street and Greenwich Avenue to West 59th Street and Columbus Circle, and from West 60th Street and Central Park West to West 68th Street. Section 1 runs from Bank Street and Greenwich Avenue to Eighth Avenue and West 18th Street; Section 2 follows Eighth Avenue from West 18th Street to West 28th Street; Section 3 goes from West 28th street to West 38th Street; Section 4 runs from West 38th Street to West 48th Street between Eighth Avenue and Eleventh Avenue; Section 5 goes from West 48th Street to West 59th Street; and Section 6 runs from West 59th Street and Central Park West to West 68th Street. Views in Chelsea include the Grand Opera House, as well as several burlesque theaters.

: Subway Construction Photograph Collection, Independent City Lines. Route 103, 1929-1941; The 1,845 Independent Subway System (IND) Route 103 photographs show construction of portions of the Sixth Avenue Line and the South Brooklyn-Park Slope Line from Manhattan into Brooklyn via the Rutgers Street tunnel under the East River (the F). Section 1 runs along Houston Street from Sixth Avenue to Mott Street; Section 2 follows Houston Street from Elizabeth Street to Ludlow Street; Section 3 runs down Essex Street to Canal Street and Rutgers Street; Section 4 covers the areas around the East River from Rutgers Slip to South Street in Manhattan, and from the piers at John Street along Jay Street in Brooklyn. There are many views of excavation and construction along Houston Street from the West Side to the East Side. There are several Italian specialty shops on West Houston Street. East Houston Street from Chrystie to Essex Streets reveals the large Jewish neighborhood of the Lower East Side. Photographs include vendors and crowds along Orchard Street and Houston Street, and many signs in Yiddish along Rivington Street. Other landmarks along Houston Street include the Puck building and the Sunshine Theatre. Other views include Seward Park, located between Hester Street and Canal Street.

: Subway Construction Photograph Collection, Independent City Lines. Route 104, 1927-1947; The Independent Subway System (IND) Route 104 photographs show the construction of a portion of the Queens Boulevard Line (the E and M) from Eighth Avenue and 53rd Street in Manhattan to Long Island City in Queens via the 53rd Street Tunnel. The route covers the following sections: Section 1, West 53rd Street from Eighth Avenue to Sixth Avenue; Section 2, East 53rd Street from Fifth Avenue to Third Avenue; and Section 3, East 53rd Street from Second Avenue to Sutton Place, then across to Welfare (Roosevelt) Island, and along Nott Avenue (now 44th Drive) and East Avenue (now 11th Street) in Queens. Most images are of 53rd Street from the West Side to the East Side of Manhattan. There are views of landmarks such as St. Patrick’s Cathedral and the Museum of Modern Art as well as many underground photographs of tunnel construction in Queens.

: Subway Construction Photograph Collection, Independent City Lines. Route 106, 1928-1936; The 2,315 Independent Subway System (IND) Route 106 photographs show construction of the Eighth Avenue-Concourse Line (the B and D) from West 155th Street in Manhattan to East 205th Street in the Bronx. Section 1 follows St. Nicholas Place from West 150th Street to West 155th Street in Manhattan, crosses the Harlem River, and extends into the Bronx along 161st Street to Jerome Avenue; Section 2 runs from 161st Street and River Avenue to East 167th Street and the Grand Concourse; Section 3 continues along the Grand Concourse from East 167th Street to East 175th Street; Section 4 follows the Grand Concourse from East 176th Street to East 183rd Street; Section 5 extends from East 183rd Street to Kingsbridge Road, including Fordham Road; Section 6 follows the Grand Concourse from Kingsbridge Road to Van Cortlandt Avenue East; and Section 7 runs from the Grand Concourse and Van Cortlandt Avenue East to East 205th Street and Webster Avenue. In addition to the numerous apartment buildings on the Grand Concourse, there are some row houses and large detached houses. The views in Manhattan show a residential neighborhood running along St. Nicholas Place. Other views include the Macombs Dam Viaduct and the Harlem River Speedway.

: Subway Construction Photograph Collection, Independent City Lines. Route 107, 1927-1932; The 4,637 Independent Subway System (IND) Route 107 photographs show construction of the Crosstown Line (the G) from Smith Street in Brooklyn to Court Square in Queens. Section 5 runs along Schermerhorn Street from Smith Street to near Flatbush Avenue; Section 6 continues along Schermerhorn Street and then follows Lafayette Avenue through the area around the Brooklyn Academy of Music to South Portland Avenue; Section 8 goes along Lafayette Avenue from South Portland Avenue to Bedford Avenue; Section 9 continues along Lafayette Avenue, then up Marcy Avenue and Union Avenue to Broadway; Section 10 follows Union Avenue from Broadway through McCarren Park to Manhattan Avenue; Section 11 runs along Manhattan Avenue from Driggs Avenue to Green Street; Section 12 continues along Manhattan Avenue from Freeman Street in Brooklyn and then crosses Newtown Creek to Jackson Avenue in Queens; Section 13 covers a portion of Nott Avenue (now 44th Drive) and Jackson Avenue to Court Square in Queens.

: Subway Construction Photograph Collection, Independent City Lines. Route 108, 1928-1941; The 4,468 Independent Subway System (IND) Route 108 photographs show construction of the Queens Boulevard Line (the E, F and M) from Jackson Avenue to 169th Street in Queens. The route covers the following sections: Section 1, Jackson Avenue and 44th Drive to Northern Boulevard and 37th Street; Section 2, Northern Boulevard from 37th Street to 53rd Street, Steinway Street between Northern Boulevard and Broadway, and Broadway from Steinway Street to 53rd Street and Northern Boulevard; Section 3, Broadway from 53rd Street to around 37th Avenue; Section 4, Broadway from around 37th Avenue to Pettit Place; Section 5, Broadway from Pettit Place to Queens Boulevard and Queens Boulevard to 55th Avenue; Section 6, Queens Boulevard from 55th Avenue to 64th Road; Section 7, Queens Boulevard from 64th Road to 71st Road; Section 8, Queens Boulevard from 71st Road to Union Turnpike; Section 9, Queens Boulevard from Union Turnpike to 137th Street (now the Van Wyck Expressway), 137th Street to Hillside Avenue, and Hillside Avenue to around 148th Street; Section 10, Hillside Avenue from around 148th Street to around 162nd Street; and Section 11, Hillside Avenue from around 162nd Street to 169th Street.

: Subway Construction Photograph Collection, Independent City Lines. Route 109, 1927-1938; The 3,626 Independent Subway System (IND) Route 109 photographs show construction of a portion of the Culver Line (the F and G) from Jay Street to Church Avenue in Brooklyn. The route covers the following sections: Section 1, Jay Street from Nassau Street to Willoughby Street; Section 2, Jay Street from Willoughby Street to Fulton Street, and Smith Street from Fulton Street to Baltic Street; Section 2A, Smith Street from Baltic Street to around 4th Street; Section 3, Smith Street from around 4th Street to 9th Street, and 9th Street from Smith Street to Fourth Avenue; Section 4, 9th Street from Fourth Avenue to Prospect Park West; Section 5A, Prospect Park West to Bartel-Pritchard Square and Prospect Park Southwest; Section 5B, Howard Place from Prospect Park Southwest to Prospect Avenue, and Prospect Avenue to Seeley Street Viaduct; Section 6, Prospect Avenue from Seeley Street Viaduct to Fort Hamilton Parkway, and Fort Hamilton Parkway and Caton Avenue to around East 4th Street; and Section 7, from around East 4th Street to Gravesend Avenue [McDonald Avenue], and Gravesend Avenue to Church Avenue.

: Subway Construction Photograph Collection, Independent City Lines. Route 110, 1929-1938; The Independent Subway System (IND) Route 110 photographs show construction of the Fulton Street Line from Lafayette Avenue and Fulton Street in Brooklyn to Euclid Avenue (the A and C).

: Subway Construction Photograph Collection. Preview, 1900-1950; This is a selection of 91 images from the Subway Construction Photograph Collection, 1900 to 1950, which includes over 72,500 photographs taken by various New York City transportation agencies during the construction of the New York City underground subways.