Pennsylvania Tunnel excavation / American Mutoscope and Biograph Company.

Other author Bitzer, G. W., 1872-1944 camera operator.
Other author American Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
Format Video (Streaming)
Publication InfoUnited States : American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, 1905.
Description1 online resource (3 min.).
Supplemental Contenthttps://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=http://www.aspresolver.com/aspresolver.asp?AHIV;782530
Subjects
Pennsylvania Station (New York, N.Y.)
Construction equipment--New York (State). --New York.
Construction workers--New York (State). --New York.
Excavation--New York (State). --New York.
Narrow gauge railroads--New York (State). --New York.
Tunneling--New York (State). --New York.
Underground construction--New York (State). --New York.
New York (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.

SeriesNew York at the turn of the century
American history in video
Abstract This film employs a 180-degree pan shot of the excavation site of New York's Pennsylvania Station, and includes shots of the narrow-gauge train used to haul debris from the tunnels under construction. Work began in 1904, and when completed in September of 1910 the station would span from 31st to 33rd Streets, and from 7th to 8th Avenue, an area of approximately 300,000 square feet. It would connect a massive rail tunnel system, bringing the Pennsylvania and Lehigh Railroads under the Hudson River and the Long Island Railroad under the East River to a terminal in the center of Manhattan, accommodating a network of twenty-seven tracks.
General noteCopyright: American Mutoscope & Biograph Co.; 30Aug1905; H65053.
General noteOriginal duration: 3:22 at 15 fps.
General notePreviously published as DVD.