File:Brooklyn_Bridge_rail_approaches_1936.jpg
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DescriptionBrooklyn Bridge rail approaches 1936.jpg |
View of railroad approaches to the Brooklyn Bridge, New York City. Looking north. On the left, under the elevated tracks leading down to the Ferry under the bridge, is Fulton Street with Court Street ending on its left. In the right is Washington Street, later renamed Cadman Plaza East, running past the Post Office in the lower right corner. Beyond the Post Office, the unwidened Tillary Street runs east / west. Between them, to the left (west) of Washington, the large trolley station shown has been replaced by Cadman Plaza. Photo taken after the area was cleared for widening the roadway approach to the Brooklyn Bridge. |
Date |
Summer 1936 date QS:P,+1936-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P4241,Q40720564 |
Source | U.S. Works Progress Administration, Five Boroughs Project. Photo scanned by the New York Public Library with Digital Image ID 707312F. The source information is on the verso. |
Author | Works Progress Administration |
A map showing the elevated lines can be seen at [1].
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This image is a work of a Works Progress Administration employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain (17 U.S.C. §§ 101 and 105).
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06:50, 20 February 2007 | 1,660 × 1,224 (262 KB) | NE2 | This aerial photo was taken by the U.S. Works Progress Administration in Summer 1936, after the area was cleared for widening the roadway approach to the Brooklyn Bridge. The photo was scanned by the New York Public Library with Digital Image ID 707312F. |
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Software used | Adobe Photoshop CS5 Windows |
File change date and time | 00:23, 13 November 2010 |
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