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NYC’s first Black train conductor broke racial barriers in 1930s
Jotham T. Coleman, whom researchers have little information about, was hired as a conductor by the Independent Subway System ...
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Aerial View of New York City: Statue of Liberty & Cityscape - Historical Documentary Footage
Up and Down New York (circa 1930) by Central Film Company is a silent documentary capturing the bustling streets and ...
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Riding subway cars of 1930s New York, and dressing the part
Riding subway cars of 1930s New York, and dressing the part Nearly a ... the agency is putting some of the railcars back into service -- and city residents are jumping on board.
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1930s Engineering
The 1930s witnessed major construction projects from coast to coast. The Triborough Bridge, Lincoln Tunnel, and La Guardia Airport transformed the transportation network in New York City ...
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The tumultuous history of America's pioneering all-metal house, which neighbors wanted to tear down and architects fought to save
A leading candidate for most-moved home might be the Aluminaire House, which was designed in the 1930s as a vision ... the iconic structure through a New York City showroom, a grassy hill in ...