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Additional authors

1. Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903.
2. Stebbins, Henry G. (Henry George), 1811-1881.
3. New York (N.Y.). Department of Parks.

Description

1. .1 linear foot (1 folder)

Summary

1. George Sears Greene (1801-1899) was a Union officer in the Civil War, a founder of the American Society of Civil Engineers and Architects, and was responsible for numerous railroads and aqueduct construction projects. These papers relate to a proposed tunnel "for carriage and footways" that would have extended from Manhattan's 7th Avenue under the Harlem River to Morrisania, the Bronx.

Subject

1. Civil engineering > New York (State) > New York
2. Harlem River (N.Y.) > History
3. Civil engineers
4. Tunnels > New York (State) > New York

Call number

1. MssCol 19039

Access (note)

1. Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.

Author

1. Greene, George Sears, 1801-1899.

Title

1. George Sears Greene papers, 1872-1873.

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Occupation

1. Civil engineers.

Added author

1. Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903.
2. Stebbins, Henry G. (Henry George), 1811-1881.
3. New York (N.Y.). Department of Parks.

Research call number

1. MssCol 19039