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1.
  • Hard Facts

Abstract:
Advertising poster for the Interborough Rapid Transit Company of New York City, with a message from IRT President Theodore P. Shonts about an investigation of the Interborough of Committees representing the investors by Stone & Webster, Engineers. The report found that an eight cent fare was necessary for the City to pay its contracts and that the conditions were "due to the great increase in the cost of labor and materials as the result of the war." No Illustration
Date:
1919-09
Subject:
Advertising, Subways, New York (N.Y.), Posters, and Lee, Ivy L. (Ivy Ledbetter), 1877-1934
Series:
The Subway Sun Volume 2 Number 19
Origin:
New York (N.Y.)

2.
  • World-Wide Necessity

Abstract:
Advertising poster for the Interborough Rapid Transit Company of New York City, with a message from IRT President Theodore P. Shonts about raising the subway fare because car fares have shrunk in purchasing power and several other cities have raised their fares. Shonts concludes, "Safe and dependable service is a public necessity. There is no permanent way of providing it for less than it costs." No Illustration
Date:
1919-08-16
Subject:
Advertising, Subways, New York (N.Y.), Posters, and Lee, Ivy L. (Ivy Ledbetter), 1877-1934
Series:
The Subway Sun Volume 2 Number 15
Origin:
New York (N.Y.)

3.
  • Job and a Welcome to Our Men

Abstract:
Advertising poster for the Interborough Rapid Transit Company of New York City, acknowledging the 2,426 military men employed by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company during the war and thanking the women who served while the men were at war. Includes illustration by Ernest Hamlin Baker of a man in uniform being welcomed back by Father Knickerbocker with a sign that reads "Your Old Job Awaits You"
Date:
1918-11-25
Subject:
Advertising, Subways, New York (N.Y.), Posters, and Lee, Ivy L. (Ivy Ledbetter), 1877-1934
Series:
The Subway Sun Volume 1 Number 9
Origin:
New York (N.Y.)

4.
  • For Earlier Matinees

Abstract:
Advertising poster for the Interborough Rapid Transit Company of New York City, discussing the push by members of the New York Federation of Women's Clubs to have matinees begin earlier, which will help relieve crowding during rush hour. Includes an editorial extract from the Telegram and Mail. No Illustration
Date:
1924-03
Subject:
Advertising, Subways, New York (N.Y.), Posters, and Lee, Ivy L. (Ivy Ledbetter), 1877-1934
Series:
The Subway Sun Volume 7 Number 12
Origin:
New York (N.Y.)

5.
  • Suggestion To Autoists

Abstract:
Advertising poster for the Interborough Rapid Transit Company of New York City, encouraging autoists who ride into the city daily to ride the subway instead. Also includes an announcement about new license plates from the Motor Vehicle Bureau of the State Tax Department. No Illustration
Date:
1923-12
Subject:
Advertising, Subways, New York (N.Y.), Posters, and Lee, Ivy L. (Ivy Ledbetter), 1877-1934
Series:
The Elevated Express Volume 6 Number 35
Origin:
New York (N.Y.)

7.
  • To Keep The Subway Safe

Abstract:
Advertising poster for the Interborough Rapid Transit Company of New York City, with a message from IRT President Theodore P. Shonts about the cost of keeping the subways safe, which has double since the war. Also includes an ad for the Central Re-employment Bureau, which is hiring returning service men. No Illustration
Date:
1919-07-14
Subject:
Advertising, Subways, New York (N.Y.), Posters, and Lee, Ivy L. (Ivy Ledbetter), 1877-1934
Series:
The Subway Sun Volume 2 Number 12
Origin:
New York (N.Y.)

8.
  • It's Great To Be A New Yorker

Abstract:
Advertising poster for the Interborough Rapid Transit Company of New York City, discussing the addition of protective platforms to shield the rain on "L" Cars and electro-pneumatic sliding doors, which is a part of the "Increase Service Program". Includes image of the protective platforms
Date:
1923-11
Subject:
Advertising, Subways, New York (N.Y.), Posters, and Lee, Ivy L. (Ivy Ledbetter), 1877-1934
Series:
The Elevated Express Volume 6 Number 32
Origin:
New York (N.Y.)

9.
  • Increased I.R.T. Subway Service in Brooklyn

Abstract:
Advertising poster for the Interborough Rapid Transit Company of New York City, announcing an increase in subway service in Brooklyn on the East Side Lexington Express, the West Side Service to New Lots Avenue and to Flatbush Avenue, and the West Side Trains. No Illustration
Date:
1925
Subject:
Advertising, Subways, New York (N.Y.), Posters, and Lee, Ivy L. (Ivy Ledbetter), 1877-1934
Series:
The Elevated Express Number 40
Origin:
New York (N.Y.)