#nytmcollection — Public Fediverse posts

#ThenAndNow: When Gun Hill Road station in the #Bronx opened in 1912 (the same year this #NYTMCollection photo was taken), it was not part of the #NYCsubway. Instead, it was a stop on the New York, Westchester and Boston Railway.

This 1968 #NYTMCollection photo shows passengers waiting for the IRT White Plains Road Line at 174 Street station in the #Bronx. Like many survey images in our Subway Construction Photograph Collection, it also captures an authentic slice of life (and fashion) from the time it was taken.

#TodayinHistory: #OnThisDay in 1924, the Ohio State Limited began service out of Grand Central Terminal. The route travelled to Cincinnati via Buffalo and Cleveland. This postcard from the #NYTMCollection shows the Ohio State Limited in August of 1966 passing through Spuyten Duyvil in the #Bronx.

🎭 Happy #WorldTheatreDay! This 1977 #NYCsubway poster from the #NYTMCollection shows a dozen actors from concurrent Broadway shows posing together in costume. The group is photographed on an R44 subway car for the "MTA gets you there" campaign. It's a star-studded line up. Can you name the actors?

#BlackHistoryMonth: The annual Miss Transit contest sought out the “most beautiful, intelligent and talented girl in Harlem.” These #NYTMCollection photos show some of the contestants and winners over the years.

#BlackHistoryMonth: When the doors to Grand Central Terminal opened to the public in 1913, passengers were greeted by dozens of African American baggage porters, each donning a uniform complete with a red cap. These #NYTMCollection photos show some of the Red Caps at Grand Central Terminal.

#MetroCardMonday: This 2014 #NYTMCollection #MetroCard was issued to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge. When it opened, the majestic Verrazzano featured the longest suspension span in the world at 4,260-feet.

#TokenTuesday: This #NYTMCollection token, from the mid-late 1920s, was used to pay the fare for trolley shuttle service over the Williamsburg Bridge. This short route travelled between the trolley terminal at Delancey Street in Manhattan to Bridge Plaza in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Images show: 1. 2001 comic book cover showcasing the full series, courtesy of the National Library of Medicine. 2. One of the final episodes of Julio and Marisol, from the #NYTMCollection, 2001. 3. 1999 episode of Julio and Marisol, courtesy of the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

This #NYTMCollection photograph shows Columbus Circle in Manhattan in 1901. To build the 59th Street–Columbus Circle station, the monument was shored up and the column and streetcar tracks had to be put on temporary wooden stilts. Today, the station complex is served by the A/C, B/D, and 1 trains.

🪙 #TodayinHistory: #DidYouKnow that bus operators in #NYC used to make change for customers? That ended #OnThisDay in 1969, when city buses began requiring exact fare or tokens. This #NYTMCollection photograph shows signage on the B41 bus in #Brooklyn notifying customers of the new policy.

Ever wonder how far our collection dates back? Today, for #ThrowbackThursday, we’re sharing some of the oldest objects in the #NYTMCollection: these 1840 - 1842 ferry tickets. The tickets were likely issued by the New York & Fulton Ferry Company, which ran ferries across the East River at the time.

RT @nytransitmuseum #WomensHistoryMonth: The first woman train operator in the #NYCsubway system was Marion McAllister. These #NYTMCollection photographs accompanied a press release from the MTA announcing McAllister’s historic entry into motorman training, which would take, at minimum, 13 months.