HSPLS site
HSPLS site
 Search 
 My Account 
 Databases 
 HI Newspaper 
 eBooks/Audiobooks 
 Learning 
 PC Reservation 
 Reading Program 
   
BasicAdvancedPowerHistory
Search:    Refine Search  
> You're searching: HAWAII STATE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM
 
Item Information
 HoldingsHoldings
  Summary
  More Content
 
 
 Subjects
 
  •  
  • Whitney, Henry Melville, 1839-1923.
     
  •  
  • Whitney, William C. (William Collins), 1841-1904.
     
  •  
  • Sprague, Frank J. (Frank Julian), 1857-1934.
     
  •  
  • Subways -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- History.
     
  •  
  • Subways -- United States -- History.
     
  •  
  • Subways -- United States -- Design and construction -- Case studies.
     
  •  
  • Urban transportation -- United States -- Case studies.
     
  •  
  • Competition -- United States -- Case studies.
     
  •  
  • Boston (Mass.) -- History -- 19th century.
     
     Browse Catalog
     
      by title:
     
  •  
  •  The race underground...
     
     
     
     MARC Display
    The race underground [digital videodisc] / American Experience Films ; written, produced and directed by Michael Rossi ; executive producer, Mark Samels ; a Rossi Films production for American Experience ; WGBH Educational Foundation.
    View full image
    [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS Distribution, [2017]
    Subjects
  • Whitney, Henry Melville, 1839-1923.
  •  
  • Whitney, William C. (William Collins), 1841-1904.
  •  
  • Sprague, Frank J. (Frank Julian), 1857-1934.
  •  
  • Subways -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- History.
  •  
  • Subways -- United States -- History.
  •  
  • Subways -- United States -- Design and construction -- Case studies.
  •  
  • Urban transportation -- United States -- Case studies.
  •  
  • Competition -- United States -- Case studies.
  •  
  • Boston (Mass.) -- History -- 19th century.
  • ISBN: 
    9781531700171
    1531700179
    Description: 
    1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
    Requests: 
    0
    Summary: 
    In the late 19th century, as America's teeming cities grew increasingly congested, the time had come to replace the nostalgic horse-drawn trolleys with a faster, cleaner, safer, and more efficient form of transportation. Ultimately, it was Boston, a city of so many firsts that overcame a litany of engineering challenges, the greed-driven interests of businessmen, and the great fears of its citizenry to construct America's first subway.
    Add to my list 
    Copy/Holding information
    LocationCollectionCall No.Status 
    Hawaii State LibraryDVD -- DVD, Nonfiction, AV RoomDVD NFChecked InAdd Copy to MyList


    Horizon Information Portal 3.25_9884
     Powered by Dynix
    © 2001-2013 SirsiDynix All rights reserved.
    Horizon Information Portal