American passenger steam locomotive, photograph, page, United States of America, c. 1871 - in or before 1881, photographer, North America, paper, albumen print, height 122 mm x width 200 mm, Photo on page 62., steam locomotive, A sepia-toned photograph of a steam locomotive and its tender occupying the lower portion of the image, showing a large cylindrical boiler with domed fittings, a tall conical smokestack with a flared top, a rectangular headlamp mounted at the front, and a decorative cowcatcher on the leading end; the cab has open window bays and a roof with overhang, and the tender behind the cab is boxy with side panels; the train rests on visible spoked driving wheels and smaller leading wheels with connecting rods and exposed mechanical linkages; surface details include rivets, piping, trim panels, and painted signage areas on the tender and cab; the background is a light, empty expanse with no other objects or people visible.
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American passenger steam locomotive, photograph, page, United States of America, c. 1871 - in or before 1881, photographer, North America, paper, albumen print, height 122 mm x width 200 mm, Photo on page 62., steam locomotive, A sepia-toned photograph of a steam locomotive and its tender occupying the lower portion of the image, showing a large cylindrical boiler with domed fittings, a tall conical smokestack with a flared top, a rectangular headlamp mounted at the front, and a decorative cowcatcher on the leading end; the cab has open window bays and a roof with overhang, and the tender behind the cab is boxy with side panels; the train rests on visible spoked driving wheels and smaller leading wheels with connecting rods and exposed mechanical linkages; surface details include rivets, piping, trim panels, and painted signage areas on the tender and cab; the background is a light, empty expanse with no other objects or people visible.

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American passenger steam locomotive photograph page United States America c 1871 - 1881 photographer North America paper albumen print height 122 mm x width 200 mm Photo page 62 steam locomotive sepia-toned photograph tender occupying lower portion image showing large cylindrical boiler domed fittings tall conical smokestack flared top rectangular headlamp mounted front decorative cowcatcher leading cab open window bays roof overhang tender boxy side panels train rests visible spoked driving wheels smaller wheels connecting rods exposed mechanical linkages surface details include rivets piping trim panels painted signage areas background light empty expanse no objects people visible

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