The rise & fall of Penn Station
(DVD) 

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Contributors
Murphy, Michael, 1938- narrator.
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), broadcaster.
PBS Distribution (Firm), film distributor.
Published
[Place of publication not identified] : [Publisher not identified], [2014?].
Format
DVD
ISBN
9781608830503, 1608830500
Physical Desc
1 DVD, NTSC (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. 
Status
On Shelf
North County Branch - Adult Media
725.31
1 available
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Published
[Place of publication not identified] : [Publisher not identified], [2014?].
Language
English
ISBN
9781608830503, 1608830500
UPC
841887020527

Notes

General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Originally broadcast on the PBS Network.
General Note
Special features: Engineering map of America.
Creation/Production Credits
A Film Posse production for American Experience ; produced by Randall MacLowry & Michael Rossi ; edited by Sabrina Zanella-Foresi ; directed and written by Randall MacLowry ; original music, John Kusiak & P. Andrew Willis ; cinematography, Stephen McCarthy & Jason Longo.
Participants/Performers
Narrator, Michael Murphy.
Description
In 1910, the Pennsylvania Railroad, led by the company's president, Alexander Cassatt, successfully accomplished the enormous engineering feat of building tunnels under New York City's Hudson and East Rivers, connecting the railroad to New York and eventually, via the Hell Gate Bridge, to New England, knitting together the entire eastern half of the United States. But just fifty-three years after the station'sopening, the unthinkable happened.
System Details
DVD; 5.1 surround; region 1.
Language
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.

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North County Branch - Adult Media725.31Available
LocationCall NumberStatus
Bernards Township Library - Adult Media - VideoDVD 725.31 RISAvailable
Chatham Borough-Chatham Township Library - Adult Media - VideoDVD AMERICAN EXPERIENCE 725.31 RISAvailable
Kinnelon Library - Adult MediaDVD 725.3 RISEChecked Out
Morris County Library - Adult Media385.314097 RIS DVD11511Available

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Subjects

LC Subjects
Documentary television programs.
Historical television programs.
Pennsylvania Station (New York, N.Y.) -- History.
Railroad stations -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
Railroads -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Murphy, M. (2014). The rise & fall of Penn Station . [Publisher not identified].

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Murphy, Michael, 1938-. 2014. The Rise & Fall of Penn Station. [Publisher not identified].

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Murphy, Michael, 1938-. The Rise & Fall of Penn Station [Publisher not identified], 2014.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Murphy, Michael. The Rise & Fall of Penn Station [Publisher not identified], 2014.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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