Locomotive, circa 1865
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Few machines symbolized the 19th-century United States like the 4-4-0 American-type steam locomotive. The 4-4-0 design -- with four leading wheels, four driving wheels, and no trailing wheels -- was widely used through the second half of that century. Its small size and light weight were well suited to rough track, and it was equally adept at hauling freight and passenger trains.
Few machines symbolized the 19th-century United States like the 4-4-0 American-type steam locomotive. The 4-4-0 design -- with four leading wheels, four driving wheels, and no trailing wheels -- was widely used through the second half of that century. Its small size and light weight were well suited to rough track, and it was equally adept at hauling freight and passenger trains.
Artifact
Photographic postcard
Subject Date
1865
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
66.143.859
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.5 in
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