DeWitt Clinton Train Replica at Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939
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Artifact Overview
The New York Central Railroad built a promotional operating replica of the DeWitt Clinton for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. The original locomotive was built in 1831 and operated on the Mohawk & Hudson Railroad, an NYC predecessor. Henry Ford acquired the replica, shown here at Ford Motor Company's 1939-40 New York World's Fair exhibition, in 1935.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
06 May 1939
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.232.1525
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in
Inscriptions
Verso: 137
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