Ward and Gow elevated railway and subway advertising album
Creation: 1903-1910Abstract
Ward and Gow, a New York advertising agency, is credited as one of the first firms to "systematize" advertising in the New York subway and elevated marketplace. These fifteen photographs document advertising on New York City elevated train platforms and on subway cars. Each photo's location is given in the lower right side of the image.
Dates
- Creation: 1903-1910
Creator
- Ward and Gow (Organization)
Extent
1 volume(s)
General Physical Description note
1 album containing 15 photographic prints : b&w ; 3.75 x 5 in.
Historical Note
Ward and Gow, a New York advertising agency, is credited as one of the first firms to "systematize" advertising in the New York subway and elevated marketplace. Their office address is listed as 1 Union Square, New York on the cover of the album.
Scope and Content
These fifteen photographs document advertising on New York City elevated train platforms and on subway cars. Each photograph's location is given in the lower right side of the image. Since many of the advertisements are for theater or vaudeville shows for which Ward and Gow also did advertising, it is possible to date some of these images within a month's time. Most of the images are devoid of people.
Location
GL Box 1.
Existence and Location of Copies
View this collection online in the Hagley Digital Archives.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Ward and Gow elevated railway and subway advertising album
- Date:
- 2014
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository
