American steam locomotive, photograph, page, United States of America, c. 1871 - in or before 1881, photographer, North America, paper, albumen print, height 125 mm x width 199 mm, Photo on page 146., steam locomotive, A vintage steam locomotive and its tender sit on railroad tracks against a pale background, showing a large cylindrical boiler with domed fittings and piping, a tall flared smokestack, a square headlamp mounted at the front, and a round-faced front plate. The engineer's cab has framed windows and a projecting roof, and the tender behind it has a sloped top and visible wheel assemblies. Large driving wheels with spokes and connecting rods are visible beneath the boiler, along with exposed mechanical linkages and external piping. The scene is monochrome with subtle sepia tones, and the ground beneath the tracks is visible.
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American steam locomotive, photograph, page, United States of America, c. 1871 - in or before 1881, photographer, North America, paper, albumen print, height 125 mm x width 199 mm, Photo on page 146., steam locomotive, A vintage steam locomotive and its tender sit on railroad tracks against a pale background, showing a large cylindrical boiler with domed fittings and piping, a tall flared smokestack, a square headlamp mounted at the front, and a round-faced front plate. The engineer's cab has framed windows and a projecting roof, and the tender behind it has a sloped top and visible wheel assemblies. Large driving wheels with spokes and connecting rods are visible beneath the boiler, along with exposed mechanical linkages and external piping. The scene is monochrome with subtle sepia tones, and the ground beneath the tracks is visible.

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American steam locomotive photograph page United States America c 1871 - 1881 photographer North America paper albumen print height 125 mm x width 199 mm Photo page 146 steam locomotive vintage steam locomotive tender sit railroad tracks pale background showing large cylindrical boiler domed fittings piping tall flared smokestack square headlamp mounted front round-faced front plate engineer's cab framed windows projecting roof tender sloped top visible wheel assemblies Large driving wheels spokes connecting rods visible beneath boiler exposed mechanical linkages external piping scene monochrome subtle sepia tones ground beneath tracks visible

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