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Creator:
New York Central Railroad Company  Search this
Names:
Grand Central Station (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Collection Creator:
New York Central Railroad/Penn Central Railroad Companies  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Silver gelatin on paper, unmounted., 8" x 10" (20.3 x 25.4 cm.))
Container:
Box 5, Folder 20
Type:
Archival materials
Toning (photography)
Date:
[ca. 1918.]
Scope and Contents:
Typed label on verso in all capital letters: "View of the employees of the New York Central / Railroad, assembled in Victory Way, showing the pyramid of captured / German helmets, with Grand Central Terminal in / the background." Two cannons are shown at the left and right. Print rubber-stamped: "From / Department of Public Relations / New York Central System / 466 Lexington Avenue / New York 17, N.Y." Number inscribed in negative, shown at bottom of the print: "h-9163-B." This print is one of four related photoprints in the folder, all apparently sepia-toned. Photographer unidentified.
Local Numbers:
AC1071-0000049.tif (AC Scan No.)
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Soldiers -- Germany  Search this
Pyramids  Search this
Helmets  Search this
World War, 1914-1918 -- United States  Search this
Genre/Form:
Toning (photography)
Collection Citation:
Grand Central Terminal Collection, dates, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
Grand Central Terminal Collection
Grand Central Terminal Collection / Series 3: Photographs / 3.2: Miscellaneous Photographs / Victory Way/Grand Central Terminal
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8b08c106d-2d3b-416f-854b-d5b60a3ffeb4
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1071-ref1177