Historic railroad photos (etc)

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Thanks [:)]

QUOTE: Originally posted by dknelson

I know there are tons of websites with railroad pictures. I just found a new one with an intereresting collection. You have to scroll a bit through it if you want to get past the New York City subway and elevated contruction photos but there are others, under industry & technology
Dave Nelson
NYPL Digital Gallery
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This site "provides access to over 275,000 images digitized from
primary sources and printed rarities in the collections of The New
York Public Library [NYPL], including illuminated manuscripts,
historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints and photographs,
illustrated books, printed ephemera, and more." Searchable, or
browsable by collection, such as art and literature, cities and
buildings, industry and technology, and nature and science.

http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/

[dknelson]

I know there are tons of websites with railroad pictures. I just found a new one with an interesting collection. You have to scroll a bit through it if you want to get past the New York City subway and elevated contruction photos but there are others, under industry & technology
Dave Nelson

NYPL Digital Gallery
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This site "provides access to over 275,000 images digitized from
primary sources and printed rarities in the collections of The New
York Public Library [NYPL], including illuminated manuscripts,
historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints and photographs,
illustrated books, printed ephemera, and more." Searchable, or
browsable by collection, such as art and literature, cities and
buildings, industry and technology, and nature and science.

http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/