Rapid Transit Railroad, 1938 Print
Item # 18178-20
Map, "Station Guide: Independent City Owned Rapid Transit Railroad" 1938. Printed by Board of Transportation
Reproduced from the collection of the New York Transit Museum
In keeping with the Machine Age aesthetic of IND system architect Squire Vickers's color-coded ceramic walls, this schematic, almost abstract, map uses solid, angular lines over cloud-like silhouettes of the boroughs. Each of the system's lines is represented by a specific color.
Pictured above framed.
Available in the following sizes:
16x20" for $33 unframed
16x20" for $104.50 framed
22x28" for $66 unframed
22x28" for $165 framed
Size in inches Height x Width
Paper: 16 x 20 Image: 10 15/16 x 15
Paper: 22 x 28 Image: 16 x 22
Classic black frame measures 1 1/16" wide.
Reproduced from the collection of the New York Transit Museum
In keeping with the Machine Age aesthetic of IND system architect Squire Vickers's color-coded ceramic walls, this schematic, almost abstract, map uses solid, angular lines over cloud-like silhouettes of the boroughs. Each of the system's lines is represented by a specific color.
Pictured above framed.
Available in the following sizes:
16x20" for $33 unframed
16x20" for $104.50 framed
22x28" for $66 unframed
22x28" for $165 framed
Size in inches Height x Width
Paper: 16 x 20 Image: 10 15/16 x 15
Paper: 22 x 28 Image: 16 x 22
Classic black frame measures 1 1/16" wide.
