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Thomas F. Ryan appreciates that President Roosevelt has released Theodore Shonts so that he can take charge of the elevated, surface and subway lines of Manhattan and the Bronx.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-21
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-20
Holbrook, Franklin F. (Franklin Fessenden), 1837-1916
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
English
Ernest Harvier reports to Theodore Roosevelt that he told John Purroy Mitchel that he believed a public official without organized political support could not hope to accomplish anything in New York City politics. He believes that the subway situation shows this belief to be correct.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-26
Postcard showing an aerial view of the Arc de Triomphe and the surrounding streets, as seen from a hot air balloon. The twelve streets radiate from the arch in a star pattern. Charles C. Myers notes the arch is a notable point of reference for people traveling in the city, especially while using the subway system.
1910
People opposing the efforts of Tammany Hall to “rob” New York City of $200,000,000 in the construction of a new subway are invited to a rally tonight at 8:00 p.m.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909
New York City postcard with photographs of President Roosevelt, the elevated subway, Grant’s Tomb, and City Hall. The reverse of the postcard contains a message in German to William Graff.
1908-03-20
On an extremely hot day in New York City, a man decides to go to Coney Island to cool off. Vignettes show that first, he has to ride on a stuffy streetcar through Brooklyn, then he stands in a long line for the bathhouse, next there is a thunderstorm, after that is a sweltering ride on the subway, and finally he arrives at the comfortable confines of home. Caption: The combination of a hot day, a sizzling mortal and the Isle of Coney.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1908-07-15