Aanleg van de New Yorkse metro

Grant W. Pullis, 1911-06-16

Photographs can sometimes serve a purely practical purpose, such as documenting construction work. In the years around 1910, Pierre and Grant Pullis (father and son?) took hundreds of photographs of the construction of the New York subway. They used the extremely simple cyanotype technique, which yielded blue coloured prints of great and unintentional beauty.

  • Artwork typephotograph
  • Object numberRP-F-2010-89
  • Dimensionsheight 189 mm x width 240 mm
  • Physical characteristicscyanotypie op fotopapier

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Corner of Duane Street and Centre Street, New York
    • Construction of the New York Subway
  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-F-2010-89

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • annotation: ‘(1525) 9-0-1-DUANE-+CENTRE / 6-16-1911’
    • stamp: ‘PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION / FOR THE FIRST DISTRICT / AUG 22 1911 / ENGINEER, FIRST DIVISION’

Creation

  • Creation

    photographer: Grant W. Pullis, New York (city)

  • Dating

    1911-06-16

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    cyanotypie op fotopapier

  • Dimensions

    height 189 mm x width 240 mm


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