About This Item
- TitleSubway powerhouse
- Call NumberTRAN_0316
- Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
- SummaryCaption: "This is the main powerhouse of the B. M. T., an eight-story brick building occupying a square block on the Williamsburg waterfront, bounded by Kent Ave., Division Ave. and Rush St. It supplies all the power used by the B. M. T. trolley, elevated and subway lines. ..." Image includes two moving automobiles and one truck.
- Date1939
- Formatstill image
- Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 10 x 8 in.
- Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
- NoteOn verso: date inscribed: May 7/39; "Eagle staff photo." Title from caption on verso.
- CreatorBrooklyn eagle
- Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
- SubjectSubways -- Maintenance and repair -- New York (State) -- New York
- CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
- PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Williamsburg (New York, N.Y.)
- RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.