View looking west from the railway station over 42nd Street showing the elevated railroad tracks constructed past the Grand Central Depot (built 1871, remodeled 1913) visible in the far right background. The railway, established in 1868, was extended to the depot in 1878. The tracks pass several buildings and businesses including the Grand Union Hotel and Restaurant; a wallpaper manufactory; and Murtaugh's dumbwaiter manufactory., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Title printed on mount., Gift of Saul Koltnow., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
ca. 1880
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unid. - non-Philadelphia - New York [P.9022.24]
