You might contact these people:
http://www.mta.info/mta/museum/ 

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Hendrix
Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 8:59 AM
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Subject: [NYHIST-L] NYC Subways

It has been a few years since I rode the subway and I find there are no
straps, and hence no real "straphangers." Does anyone know when the last
straps were retired? Were they removed for a particular reason or merely
omitted as newer cars replaced those with straps?

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