Walter Tuohy, William Clay Ford and Donald Shelley with Girl Scouts at the Allegheny Locomotive Presentation, Greenfield Village, July 1956
THF214761 / Walter Tuohy, William Clay Ford and Donald Shelley with Girl Scouts at the Allegheny Locomotive Presentation, Greenfield Village, July 1956
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Artifact Overview
On July 9, 1956, the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) officially presented Henry Ford Museum with a gift--the Allegheny, a 1,200,000-pound steam locomotive. It towers at right behind Walter Tuohy, president of C&O, a group of visiting Senior Girl Scouts, and Donald Shelley and William Clay Ford, executive director and president of Henry Ford Museum.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
09 July 1956
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
P.B.12906
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 4 in
Width: 5 in
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