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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05235.04 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of 42 cyanotype photographs of the Fitchburg, Massachusetts Railroad |
| Title | Steam locomotives and trains |
| Date | ca. 1893 |
| Document Type | Photograph |
| Content Description | # 1-3) [identical photographs] 4-4-0 American class steam engine #55, Fitchburg. Inscription on verso of image # 1 "F.R.R.," also has partial watermark "enoit New York." # 4) 4-4-0 American class steam engine pulling four freight cars. A man is sitting on top of the third box car. Watermark on verso: "Spaulding's Superior lue print paper." #5 - 6) Inscriptions on verso of #5: "View near Schaticoke NY" and "Near Segicoke, NY." An engine with Pullman passenger cars. A pile of ties or lumber is visible in the front, center of the image. Also, overpass (bridge) visible. # 7) steam locomotive crossing bridge. "No Adams, Mass F.R.R." |
| Subjects | Science and Technology Progressive Era Transportation Railroad Steamboat |
| Place written | Fitchburg, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Science, Technology, Invention; Industry |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |