New York Construction Shaft, Beginning of Drift M.H.T. 51, New York City, 1937

safety negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - SOFT NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld and Sons
USA, NY, New York
1937-06-10
8 x 10 x 0 in.

8x10 safety negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons on June 10, 1937. Image of New York construction shaft, beginning of drift M.H.T. 51, New York City. Visible in image: view down shaft from street, wooden ladder along side, metal i-beams supporting sides, drilled bedrock and puddles of water at bottom of shaft, men in hard hats with construction tools at work. CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection, image acquired in honor of Franz Schneider. Typed on original negative sleeve: “52413 6/10/37 / 2443-13 / The Mason & Mahger Co / 481 – 11th Ave, City / Mr. King / N.Y. Construction Shaft – Beginning / of Drift M H T 51 – 5/10/37”.

1984.187.52413

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection, image acquired in honor of Franz Schneider