NEW GATEWAYS TO THE METROPOLIS.

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

L.2012.268 a-b

Description

Two pages of Harper's Weekly with images and text relating to subway tunnels, rail access and bridges into New York City; a) title page: image at center: scale drawing showing underground station and tunnels beneath Union Square; street scene at top center with trolleys on rails; multi-story buildings at left and right of street; tunnel with subway shown at center; arched roof of Fourteenth Street Station at bottom center; passengers wait on platform at center; subway tunnels with trains at bottom center; passenger elevators at left and at right of image; at bottom center printed, "UNDERGROUND STATION OF THE FOURTEENTH STREET TUNNEL, ONE HUNDRED FEET BELOW THE STREET LEVEL OF UNION SQUARE AT UNIVERSITY PLACE.--THE SKETCH OF FOURTEENTH STREET ABOVE IS NOT IN SCALE WITH SECTION DRAWINGS."; image at bottom, "A SECTION OF THE HENNING GRAVITY RAILROAD."; related text on page; at top center printed, "NEW GATEWAYS TO THE METROPOLIS.", "BY JNO. GILMER SPEED."; verso: related text; b) image at top right: schematic drawing of train tunnel under street; at bottom right printed, "PLAN AND ELEVATION SHOWING METHOD OF / HANDLING TRAINS IN THE PROPOSED UNDERGROUND / STATION IN UNION SQUARE."; image at bottom center: map of lower Manhattan, rivers and surrounding area; at bottom left printed (in image), "JAS. S. KEMR", at bottom center printed, "MAP SHOWING LOCATION OF PROJECTED BRIDGES AND TUNNELS, AND THEIR CONNECTIONS / FOR ENTRANCE TO NEW YORK."; related text on page; at top left (of page) printed, "MARCH 12, 1892."; at top center printed, "HARPER'S WEEKLY."; at top right printed, "251"; verso: image at top: bridge over river; at top left printed, "THE•GREAT•SUSPENSION•BRIDGE•/ PROPOSED•OVER•THE•HUDSON•RIVER•AT•NEW•YORK•CITY•/ •IN•ONE•SINGLE•SPAN•OF•3100•FEET•BETWEEN•TOWERS•/ TEN•RAILROAD•TRACKS•AND•A•PROMENADE••TOTAL•LENGTH•INCLUDING• ANCHORAGES•6700•FEET•"; image at center: ornate building with clock tower; at bottom printed, "PROPOSED UNION STATION, THIRTY-EIGHTH STREET AND BROADWAY, TO WHICH THE TRACKS / FROM THE HUDSON RIVER CANTILEVER BRIDGE WILL RUN."; image at bottom: train lines leading to tunnel; at bottom center printed, "ENTRANCES TO THE FOURTEENTH STREET TUNNEL IN THE HACKENSACK MEADOWS."; related text on page.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Artist

Manufacturer

Harper's Weekly

Date made

Mar 12, 1892

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

l.2012.268

Dimensions

Dimension Description

2 pages

Height

15-1/2 in

Width

10-5/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 15 1/2 x 10 5/8 in. (39.4 x 27 cm)

Material

Paper, ink

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Paper is yellowed; pages removed from journal; a): crease at center of left edge; b): smudge at top right corner; small loss at bottom left corner; verso: soiling at bottom right; smudge at bottom left.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

This object was accessioned in 2012, but it was acquired earlier [Jessa J. Krick, 4/12/2012].

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B8

Note Type

Department

Note

Library