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
Collection Title
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
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