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Cover and inside map page of a 1990 EPVA pamphlet titled "Wheelchair Accessible New York City Subway Stations."

Date: 1990

Image Description: A side-by-side color scan showing the front cover and page 2 of a 1990 booklet. The beige cover on the left is titled “WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE NEW YORK CITY SUBWAY STATIONS / With Detailed Information About Neighborhood Connecting Accessible Bus Routes and Commuter Rail Stations” above a black-and-white photo of a wheelchair user on a subway platform next to an E train, and credits at the bottom reading: “published by: Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association, 75-20 Astoria Boulevard, Jackson Heights, NY 11370-1178, (718) 803-EPVA / 1990.” The right page displays a simplified map of New York City boroughs with red lines tracing select subway lines and diamond symbols marking the small number of accessible train stations in 1990.

Creator: Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association (EPVA)

Source: Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association (EPVA) Collection

Cover and inside map page of a 1990 EPVA pamphlet titled "Wheelchair Accessible New York City Subway Stations."