43 St. & 4th Ave.

43 St. & 4th Ave.
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Title: 43 St. & 4th Ave.
Description:

View of construction site for subway line (probably the present R line) showing steam shovel in trench on street in Sunset Park; three pedestrians observing work from behind wooden railing in foreground; two workers in trench at left; St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church, with prominent bell tower, in background.

Date: 1913
Location: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Sunset Park (New York, N.Y.)
More Details: Title from inscription on recto.
On recto: date inscribed: 7.2.1913.
Public Service Commission stamp on verso.
Collection: Subway Construction
Subject: Subways
Streets
Steam shovels
Church buildings
Bell towers
Institution: Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection.
Medium: Photographic prints.
Gelatin silver prints.
Rights: Copyright restrictions apply to the use of this image. For more information or to obtain a photographic reproduction of this image, contact the Brooklyn Collection at Brooklyn Public Library.
ID: SUB 0159