"Old Charles River" Locomotive, South Sudbury, Massachusetts, 1881
THF201503 / "Old Charles River" Locomotive, South Sudbury, Massachusetts, 1881
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Artifact Overview
Railroad workers posed with a 4-4-0 American-type steam locomotive for this photograph taken in Massachusetts in 1881. The locomotive sat in front of a two-stall engine shed. "Roundhouse" became the common name on American railroads for any building in which locomotives were serviced and maintained -- whether the building was round or not.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1881
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
33.265.1
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 6.5 in
Width: 9.25 in
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