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Invitation to Alanson T. Briggs to attend the opening of the Rapid Transit Railroad

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New York City miscellaneous collection

SUB-COLLECTION
Railways

SUB-COLLECTION
Subway

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Title
Invitation to Alanson T. Briggs to attend the opening of the Rapid Transit Railroad
Names
Briggs, Alanson T., 1871–1946 (Addressee)
Collection

New York City miscellaneous collection

Railways

Subway

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1904
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 2156
Topics
Mass transit
Railroad trains
New York (N.Y.) -- Subways
Genres
Ephemera
Invitations
Physical Description
Extent: 10 1/4 x 8 inches
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12428753
MSS Unit ID: 2156
Archives EAD ID: 3009204
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 20.01.NYC79
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 944fa090-2aa9-013e-5fcb-0242ac110003
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1904: Created
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Invitation to Alanson T. Briggs to attend the opening of the Rapid Transit Railroad" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1904. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/948ddbc0-2aa9-013e-7b99-0242ac110003

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Invitation to Alanson T. Briggs to attend the opening of the Rapid Transit Railroad" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 20, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/948ddbc0-2aa9-013e-7b99-0242ac110003

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1904). Invitation to Alanson T. Briggs to attend the opening of the Rapid Transit Railroad Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/948ddbc0-2aa9-013e-7b99-0242ac110003

Wikipedia Citation

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Invitation to Alanson T. Briggs to attend the opening of the Rapid Transit Railroad