Sujet
'The Rocket Astonishes Everyone', c1934. Artist: Unknown.
Légende
'The Rocket Astonishes Everyone', c1934. Illustration showing the 'Rocket' steam locomotive designed by Robert Stephenson. The accompanying text explains the mechanism. 'Rocket' won the Rainhill Trials, a competition held to determine the engine to be used on the Liverpool to Manchester Railway. The first steam train travelled at nearly 30 miles an hour and was the forerunner of the modern railway system. From The Romance of the Nation, Volume Two, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd., London, c1934]
The Print Collector collection
Date
1934
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19D42_223
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
24,8Mo (1,1Mo) / 22,5cm x 27,6cm / 2660 x 3258 (300dpi)