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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of NYC Subway Rollsigns & Ancillary Items - VOL I - BMT & IND LINES
from 1914 to the 1970's ( HARD COVER )
A. BLACK and WHITE interior -- Price: $89.95 B. FULL COLOR interior pages -- Price: $169.95
Publisher's Note :
After four years of extensive research and consultation with public transit experts, VOLUME ONE of the ILLUSTRATED
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NEW YORK CITY SUBWAY ROLLSIGNS AND ANCILLARY ITEMS is now available. The book contains 33
chapters with 360 pages of over one thousand images and photographs. It presents the first known detailed history in print of
every type of rollsign used on the BMT and IND (including Staten Island Rapid Transit) from 1914 with the BMT STANDARDS
through the R-38's into the 1970's. Also included are the rollsigns and plate signs used in all of the experimental subway and
elevated cars.
Ancillary items include subway marker lights, rollsign boxes, lanterns, train annunciators, station and platform signage, maps,
employee badges, miscellaneous advertisements, station entrance globes, unification and integration of the BMT and IND,
subway car drawings and lesser known signage used throughout this period. The intent of this encyclopedia is to preserve in print
the now obsolete subway rollsign and some of the lesser known signage and unknown specialties used on the New York City
Subway System for a span of sixty years. This book captures the forgotten sights that a typical daily New York City Subway rider
saw every time a ride was taken on the subway or elevated lines.
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Brooklyn Manhattan Transit: A History as Seen Through the Company's Maps, Guides and Other
Documents: 1923-1939 -- Price: $24.95
108 pages / Publisher: CreateSpace (September 13, 2011) / Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches
Publisher's Note :
A history of the Brooklyn Manhattan Transit Corporation from 1923-1939 as seen through original source documents such as
maps, guides and brochures. Includes full color images of every map and service guide issued by the company as well as
brochures for all of the experimental cars in its roster. Finally, it includes a map of the BMT trolley and bus routes as well as the
service guide the BMT issued for its bus services. The section on trolleys also includes excerpts from the BMT Monthly describing
the PCC car.
A must-have for anyone interested in the history of the New York Subway System. This book expands upon the magazine entitled
"Mapping the BMT" that was sold at the 2010 Mass Transit and Trolley Modeler's Convention. The guides are larger and easier to
read, the map collection was completed, and additional material was added.
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Subway Art by Henry Chalfant and Martha Cooper 2009 -- Price: $20.00
Publisher's Note :
During the 1970s and 80s, photographers Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant captured the environment and the imagination of a
generation by documenting the burgeoning New York City graffiti movement. Now 25 years and more than a half a million copies
later, their bestselling book Subway Art is available in a large-scale, deluxe format heightening the visual impact of their classic
images. With 70 additional photographs, and a fresh introduction and afterword, this collector's edition illustrates the passion,
creativity and resourcefulness of unlikely kids inventing an art form destined to spread worldwide and spawn the present-day
street art movement.
During the 1970s and 80s, photographers Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant captured the environment and the imagination of a
generation by documenting the burgeoning New York City graffiti movement. Now 25 years and more than a half a million copies
later, their bestselling book SUBWAY ART is available in a large-scale, deluxe format heightening the visual impact of their classic
images. With 70 additional photographs, and a fresh introduction and afterword, this collector's edition illustrates the passion,
creativity and resourcefulness of unlikely kids inventing an art form destined to spread worldwide and spawn the present-day
street art movement.
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