Replica of 1831 "DeWitt Clinton" Steam Locomotive in Greenfield Village, 1941

THF124519 / Replica of 1831 "DeWitt Clinton" Steam Locomotive in Greenfield Village, 1941

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Artifact Overview

This replica of the DeWitt Clinton steam locomotive was built by the New York Central Railroad for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The original locomotive was built in 1831 and operated on the Mohawk & Hudson Railroad, an NYC predecessor.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Negative (Photograph)

Subject Date

01 July 1941

Creators

Collection Title

Edison Institute Photographs

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

EI.1929.N.B.112335

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 4 in
Width: 5 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Negatives (Photographs) Photographs Steam locomotives Railroad trains Replicas Open-air museums Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village

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