Every city in the world has so much individual character that you could spend a lifetime exploring them while learning only a fraction of their secrets. But if you could travel through time, too, these constantly evolving urban centers would offer near infinite discoveries.
This week’s free clip goes back over a century to the earliest days of the New York City subway system. Marvel at the initial incarnation of this underground institution and the people who rode on board in this video of the NYC subway from 1905 from Pond5 contributors TheArchivalCollection.
* Note: This week’s free clip is available for Editorial Use only.
Download this week’s vision of transportation innovation then explore more amazing urban history from around the world in our era-spanning Archival Cities collection:
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