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New York Central Diesel Locomotive Facing "Sam Hill" Steam Locomotive in Greenfield Village, May 1953

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Artifact Overview

Two railroad locomotives, representing a century of technological development, pose together at Smiths Creek Depot in Greenfield Village in 1953. Two women near the 1858 Sam Hill steam locomotive wear fashions of the Civil War era. Three women near a New York Central diesel-electric locomotive wear contemporary clothing provided by Detroit's J.L. Hudson department store.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Negative (Photograph)

Date Made

May 1953

Subject Date

May 1953

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

EI.1929.N.B.3031

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 4 in
Width: 5 in