The first steam railroad passenger train in America (LOC)

The first steam railroad passenger train in America

 

Boston, Mass. : Antique Publishing Co., c1870.

 

1 print : woodcut, color.

 

Notes:

The Mohawk & Hudson Rail Road showing a steam engine with car for fuel followed by two passenger cars styled after the stagecoach.

Includes historical text and identifies several of the riders depicted in the image.

Copyright by Antique Publishing Co., Boston, Mass.

"The original painting is in the possession of the Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, Conn."

 

Subjects:

Mohawk and Hudson Rail Road Company--1830-1840.

Railroads--New York (State)--1830-1840.

Steam engines--1830-1840.

Railroad passenger cars--New York (State)--1830-1840.

 

Format: Woodcuts--Color--1870.

 

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

 

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

 

Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pga.04275

 

Call Number: PGA - Antique Publishing Co.--First steam railroad ...

 

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