Vintage Photograph Shows Police Leading Subway Commuters Through Tunnel After Power Failure, 1965

Police officers lead commuters through a subway tunnel where they were trapped during a power failure on Nov. 20, 1965.
Police officers lead commuters through a subway tunnel where they were trapped during a power failure on Nov. 20, 1965.
Photo: r/nyc

Captured on November 20th, 1965, this vintage photograph shows some New York City police officers escorting a bunch of straphangers through a dark subway tunnel after an electric outage warranted a subway car evacuation.

via r/nyc

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