Inventor Name
Forgie, James
Repository
National Museum of American History
Smithsonian Institution
Archives Center
Washington, D.C. 20560
202-633-3270
archivescenter@si.edu
http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives/collections
Physical Description
38.8 cu. ft.; 1.100 cu. meters.
Summary
New York tunnel engineer. The papers contain correspondence, reports, drawings, blueprints, cost estimates, contracts, specifications, regulations, legal documents, photographs, profiles, diagrams, clippings, and publications concerning projects with which Forgie was associated, including the Hudson River Vehicular Tunnel, the Holland Tunnel, the Mid-town Hudson Tunnel, and Pennsylvania Railroad tunnels in New York. Also included are publications and patents on subaqueous tunneling, subway stations, and bridges, and material on the Forgie submarine.