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Image Not Available for Workers gather near one of the doors of the subway train, ready to fight to gain access into one of the cars.
Workers gather near one of the doors of the subway train, ready to fight to gain access into one of the cars.
Image Not Available for Workers gather near one of the doors of the subway train, ready to fight to gain access into one of the cars.

Workers gather near one of the doors of the subway train, ready to fight to gain access into one of the cars.

Creator Pacific & Atlantic (German)
DateFebruary 11, 1930
Mediumgelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 25.7 x 20.4 cm (10 1/8 x 8 1/16 in.)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift, 2002
Object number2002/1535
LocationNot currently on display

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Image Not Available for Workers are anxious to get home and fight to gain entrance into one of the cars.
Workers are anxious to get home and fight to gain entrance into one of the cars.
Pacific & Atlantic
February 11, 1930
Photograph
Image Not Available for Hardly an inch of space left for those who are trying to force their way into on the subway cars. Guards assist in squeezing passengers into one of the car. The others on the platform simplymust wait for the next train.
Hardly an inch of space left for those who are trying to force their way into on the subway cars. Guards assist in squeezing passengers into one of the car. The others on the platform simplymust wait for the next train.
Pacific & Atlantic
February 11, 1930
Photograph
Image Not Available for The subway stations in New York's midtown section are very crowded, particularly the hours of going to and from work. Here New York workers on their way home crowd into a subway train at the 14th Street station.
The subway stations in New York's midtown section are very crowded, particularly the hours of going to and from work. Here New York workers on their way home crowd into a subway train at the 14th Street station.
Pacific & Atlantic
February 11, 1930
Photograph
Image Not Available for Saint Damasus Court from which one has access to the Papal Palace. Cardinals and dignitaries of the Vatican prefer this entrance.
Saint Damasus Court from which one has access to the Papal Palace. Cardinals and dignitaries of the Vatican prefer this entrance.
Pacific & Atlantic
1930s
Photograph
Image Not Available for The underground newstands do a throving business, as the rushing subway travelers on their way home, buy their evening paper before crowding into the trains.
The underground newstands do a throving business, as the rushing subway travelers on their way home, buy their evening paper before crowding into the trains.
Pacific & Atlantic
February 11, 1930
Photograph
Image Not Available for Subway travelers read their newspaper while riding on the train.
Subway travelers read their newspaper while riding on the train.
Pacific & Atlantic
February 11, 1930
Photograph
Image Not Available for View of the front end of a subway train with the riders entering.
View of the front end of a subway train with the riders entering.
Pacific & Atlantic
February 11, 1930
Photograph
Image Not Available for In an interval between the rush hours, this guard is ready to spring the automatic close of the door after his passenger has entered.
In an interval between the rush hours, this guard is ready to spring the automatic close of the door after his passenger has entered.
Pacific & Atlantic
February 11, 1930
Photograph
Image Not Available for Ailing passengers are driven by cars directly to the railway station and then carried onto the trains.
Ailing passengers are driven by cars directly to the railway station and then carried onto the trains.
Pacific & Atlantic
September 28, 1930
Photograph
Image Not Available for A stream of ailing passengers being rolled across the platforms for the departure of one of the "White Trains".
A stream of ailing passengers being rolled across the platforms for the departure of one of the "White Trains".
Pacific & Atlantic
October 8, 1930
Photograph
Image Not Available for Crowds on the platform at 14th Street wait for the subway to arrive.
Crowds on the platform at 14th Street wait for the subway to arrive.
Pacific & Atlantic
February 11, 1930
Photograph
Image Not Available for Mitropa, a catering company for German railways, feeds sixty dining cars daily. The kitchen for the company is situated at the entrance of the Silesian railway station in Berlin. Here is a view of the baking area.
Mitropa, a catering company for German railways, feeds sixty dining cars daily. The kitchen for the company is situated at the entrance of the Silesian railway station in Berlin. Here is a view of the baking area.
Pacific & Atlantic
October 31, 1931
Photograph
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