[Pyramid of German helmets near Grand Central Terminal : black-and-white photoprint]

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Object Details

Creator

New York Central Railroad Company

Names

Grand Central Station (New York, N.Y.)

Collection Creator

New York Central Railroad/Penn Central Railroad Companies

Collection Citation

Grand Central Terminal Collection, dates, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Scope and Contents

Typed label on verso in all capital letters: "View of the employees of the New York Central / Railroad, assembled in Victory Way, showing the pyramid of captured / German helmets, with Grand Central Terminal in / the background." Two cannons are shown at the left and right. Print rubber-stamped: "From / Department of Public Relations / New York Central System / 466 Lexington Avenue / New York 17, N.Y." Number inscribed in negative, shown at bottom of the print: "h-9163-B." This print is one of four related photoprints in the folder, all apparently sepia-toned. Photographer unidentified.

sova.nmah.ac.1071_ref1177

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8b08c106d-2d3b-416f-854b-d5b60a3ffeb4

Local Numbers

AC1071-0000049.tif (AC Scan No.)

Topic

Soldiers -- Germany

Pyramids

Helmets

World War, 1914-1918 -- United States

Creator

New York Central Railroad Company

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Grand Central Terminal Collection

Grand Central Terminal Collection / Series 3: Photographs / 3.2: Miscellaneous Photographs / Victory Way/Grand Central Terminal

Extent

1 Item (Silver gelatin on paper, unmounted., 8" x 10" (20.3 x 25.4 cm.))

Condition

Numerous creases and crimp marks.

Date

[ca. 1918.]

Container

Box 5, Folder 20

Archival Repository

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Type

Archival materials

Toning (photography)

Collection Rights

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Genre/Form

Toning (photography)

Collection Restrictions

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

NMAH.AC.1071_ref1177

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8b08c106d-2d3b-416f-854b-d5b60a3ffeb4

NMAH.AC.1071

ACAH

Record ID

ebl-1560703862047-1560703862085-3

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