Thomas the Tank Engine in Greenfield Village, 2002

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Artifact Overview

British minister Wilbert Awdry published his first Railway Series book in 1946. Characters from the stories, like Thomas the Tank Engine, appeared in dozens more books, on television, and in movies. Beginning in 2002, the "Day Out With Thomas" program brought a full-size Thomas steam locomotive to Greenfield Village, allowing children to ride behind the beloved engine.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Negative (Photograph)

Date Made

25 April 2002

Subject Date

25 April 2002

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

EI.1929.N.B.115474.22

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 0.875 in
Width: 1.375 in

Thomas the Tank Engine in Greenfield Village, 2002