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Posted by Joe Saitta on Wed Jul 14 00:56:45 2010, in response to Re: Mystery Photo 4, posted by Mellow One on Wed Jul 14 00:40:26 2010. Thank you. I have a few of these myself but not that particular one. That photo is being used in a makeover of Vincent Seyfried's book that I'm doing, The New York & Queens County Railway / Steinway Lines. For more decades than I care to remember, I've been collecting photos from those two systems as I promised Vincent long ago I'd redo his book, which was his first and published in 1950. I do all the typesetting, layout, design, scanning, etc.so when the book goes to the printer it's completely camera-ready. This version will be in two volumes, the first with Vincent's written history and many photos from the College Point-Flushing-Jamaica Line, the second volume will have photos only from the remaining NY&QCR lines plus Steinway Lines. My granddaughter, 14 years old, is doing the raw typsetting, meaning she's inputting Vincent's text and then I correct it and make it look typographically good. She's a really big help.As an aside, as you probably know since you're a long-time traction fan, Mr. Seyfried published, long ago, books on all Queens traction systems except the Manhattan & Queens. It took me a few years but I finally convinced him, as he approached his late 80's in age, to do the M&Q, which was finally released about two years ago. Thus there is a traction history for every Queens operation. As an aside, just a few weeks ago I was culling out my rollsign collection, looking at some which were given to me but never opened. One almost threw me to the floor with surprise. I've had it for decades but never opened it. It was from Manhattan & Queens car #112, the last car to operate on that system. In a magic marker type of pen, that fact was inscribed on the rollsign by whomever was fortunate enough to have had the sign before me (I know who it was and he gifted me many rollsigns). Soon as I have some time, I'll photograph this sign and post it - it will not be a mystery rollsign. If I had only know that I had this actual sign, I would have included it in the M&Q book..... |
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