Tide-Water Building Company collection
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The Tide-Water Building Company collection dates from 1910 to 1919, with the bulk of materials dated 1910 to 1911, and contains approximately 80 items. Document types in the collection include photographs, clippings, periodicals, and ads. The bulk of the collection documents Tide-Water's construction of a section of the 4th Avenue subway line in Brooklyn. Documentation of other Tide-Water building projects in Brooklyn, New York City, and throughout the United States is also included.
Historical note
The Tide-Water Building Company, general contractors, were located at 101 Park Avenue in New York City. The company's president, A. Milton Napier, lived at 50 St. John's Place in Brooklyn.
The 4th Avenue subway line was originally constructed as part of the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation's subway system. As of 2011, this line is served by the MTA New York City Subway's D, N, and R trains.
Scope and Contents
The Tide-Water Building Company collection dates from 1910 to 1919, with the bulk of materials dated 1910 to 1911, and contains approximately 80 items. Document types in the collection include photographs, clippings, periodicals, and advertisements.
A large portion of the collection documents Tide-Water's construction of a section of the 4th Avenue subway line in Brooklyn. The construction project spans 10th to 28th Streets along 4th Avenue in the Gowanus, Park Slope, and Sunset Park neighborhoods of Brooklyn. Photographs show the excavation of underground tunnels, tunnel bracing, and dividers between express and local tracks. Views are from track level, street level, and overhead. Construction workers and steam-driven equipment are depicted. Photographs also show bracing and infrastructure at the Prospect Avenue subway station and platform. Images are identified by cross streets, cardinal direction, and date.
In addition to 4th Avenue subway photographs, the collection also includes photographs and printed material showing other Tide-Water construction projects. Construction projects are located in New York City, Connecticut, and Ohio, among other locations. Each photograph, periodical, advertisement, or clipping is identified by project or building name and location. Building specifications for two frame houses on Caton Avenue in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, also built by Tide-Water, are included.
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Open to users without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
Based on the date range of this collection, all items will enter the public domain by 2039. For information on securing rights to publish or reproduce, please see the Brooklyn Historical Society Reproduction Rights Policy.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Tide-Water Building Company collection, 2007.018, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Douglas W. Gray, 2007.
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Minimally processed to the collection level.
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