Digital image of Hudson & Manhattan R.R. postcard titled: The cutting end of the burrowing shield, 1908.
Entry/Object ID
2002.240.0040
Description
Digital image of Hudson & Manhattan R.R. postcard titled: The cutting end of the burrowing shield, 1908. Courtesy of Leon Yost.
A view of the tunnel face showing the cutter in place with the openings for removing waste. A man at the right shows the scale of the apparatus.
From a series: The Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Company Tunnel (McAdoo system) under the Hudson River.
Acquisition
Accession
2002.240
Source or Donor
Yost, Leon
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Gift of Leon Yost
Made/Created
Date made
1908 - 1908
Notes
Date: 1908-1908
General Notes
Note
Display Value: Good
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2002-11-25