Image of elevation views of the side and rear of a steam locomotive with a 0-6-0 wheel arrangement; the boiler is labeled "Baltimore & Potomac" and the images are captioned, "Rear View" and "Side Elevation." Probable date and publisher based on publication of image as plate LXVIII in volume 2 of Weissenborn, G. American locomotive engineering and railway mechanism. New York: American Industrial Publishing Co., c1871. "Plate LXVIII."--text, upper left margin. "G. Weissenborn's Engineering Office / 269 Pearl St. New York"--text, bottom center. "Scale 1/2 an inch=to a foot"--text, bottom center.
Type
image
Extent
1 engraving : uncolored ; overall 34.77 x 58.74 cm (13 11/16 x 23 1/8 in.)
Advertising--Railroads Locomotives--Design and construction--Pictorial works Locomotives--Pictorial works Railroads--Pictorial works Baldwin Locomotive Works Burnham, Parry, Williams & Co Baltimore and Potomac Intaglio prints--1850-1875. (gmgpc) Book illustrations. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Transportation Large Size Railroad The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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