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River of Steel

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Color illustration of people waiting at a subway platform. Platform has gold chandeliers, colorful tile arches and skylights.

In the late 1800s, New York City's crowded population complained about slow-moving transportation. The city and private organizations began construction on a subway in 1900. After four years, 12,000 men, and many accidents, the subway opened and forever changed the shape of the city. By 1940, the system was complete. Uses old photos, film, and historians' comments.

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Runtime: 27 minutes

Topic: History, Social Science
Subtopic: Transportation, U.S. History - 1901-1919
Grade/Interest Level: 9 - 12
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Release Year: 1993
Producer/Distributor: Direct Cinema

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Corner street signs, Madison Avenue and East 28th Street. Caption. When we get home, I call my neighbor, Max.

Still image from: Alma's Way: Lost in the Bronx / New Neighbors

Man in work clothes balances on a metal beam above sprawling cityscape. Caption. There's only one place to go, up.

Black and white photo of group of men with levers lay railroad track. Caption. He was laying better than a mile of track a day.

Bearded, turbaned man speaking with another man. Caption. We've been stranded here for awhile.

Wooden cart with 2 wheels in the back, 1 in the front center, and 1 extending out in front is on display in a museum. Behind it is a wooden bicycle prototype.

Automobile factory with an assembly line of cars surrounded by several robotic devices.

People stand in lines with luggage at airport gates.

Man wears a dark green zip-up jacket and glasses. His mouth is open in mid-speech as he looks away from the camera and to the side. He is in a mechanic's shop with commercial truck wheel drums hanging on stands behind him.

Man wearing a baseball cap and white collared shirt walks towards an open trunk of a truck carrying labeled boxes ready for delivery.