Caption

American steam locomotive, photograph, page, number: '597', United States of America, c. 1871 - in or before 1881, photographer, North America, paper, albumen print, height 125 mm x width 200 mm, Photo on page 128., steam locomotive, A sepia-toned side view of a vintage steam locomotive showing a cab with windows and a small railing, a cylindrical boiler with domed fittings and a tall tapered smokestack, a large headlamp mounted near the front, and a cowcatcher at the lower front; visible running gear includes large spoked driving wheels, connecting rods, and mechanical linkages; the locomotive has decorative trim and rivets, and there is a circular medallion-like plate on the boiler; the scene is framed against a plain light background and the train rests on rails with a ground surface beneath.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B02_448

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39.4Mb (6.6Mb) / 15.2in x 10.0in / 4569 x 3014 (300dpi)

Keywords

American steam locomotive photograph page number 597 United States America c 1871 - 1881 photographer North America paper albumen print height 125 mm x width 200 mm Photo page 128 steam locomotive sepia-toned side view vintage steam locomotive showing cab windows small railing cylindrical boiler domed fittings tall tapered smokestack large headlamp mounted near front cowcatcher lower front visible running gear includes large spoked driving wheels connecting rods mechanical linkages decorative trim rivets circular medallion- plate boiler scene framed plain light background train rests rails ground surface beneath