B+W photo of test car inside Lincoln Tunnel just passing the center of a tube, NY-NJ marker, Weehawken, Dec. 18, 1937.
Entry/Object ID
2011.005.0072
Description
Black-and-white photo of a test car inside Lincoln Tunnel just passing in the New York - New Jersey marker, Weehawken, Dec. 18, 1937.
7" x 9" print. Photograph: Acme Photo; from Chicago Tribune newspaper photo archives. Reverse has published Tribune file clipping of captioned published photo pasted on with inkstamped date, Dec. 18, 1937.
Caption text: New York's Newest Means of Relieving Traffic Congestion - An interior view of the new Lincoln Tunnel, which connects Manhattan with New Jersey. It has been completed and will be opened to traffic nex Tuesday. The picture was taken as a test car was being driven over the new roadway. (Story on page 2.)
Acquisition
Accession
2011.005
Source or Donor
Lukacs, Claire
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Museum Collections. Gift of a friend of the Museum.
Made/Created
Artist
n/a
Date made
1937
Place
Location
Weehawken
Dimensions
Height
7-1/2 in
Width
9-1/2 in
General Notes
Note
Original or Copy: Original
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2011-04-21
