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Excursion train from Albany to Schenectady, 1831 : the first steam train in America.
1876-1899
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Omega Project
Project Omega was conceived by the Library's Strategic Council - a scoped three year project aimed to facilitate the effective discovery and presentation of our collections, with a focus on the digitization of the Special Collections Graphic Arts backlog in Firestone library.
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Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
The Graphic Arts Collection holds prints, drawings, photographs, paintings, sculpture, and printed ephemera along with an international book collection specializing in fine press,
Metadata
- Call Number
- D North 56/GC131/Box 15/Small/U.S. History/Miscellaneous GA 2022.00082
- Publisher
- [after 1876]
- People
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- Related Name
- Jarmy, Thos
- Language
- English
- Subject
- Brown, William H.—History of the first locomotives in America
- Railroad trains—New York (State)—History—19th century—In art
- Railroad trains—United States—History—19th century—In art
- Steam-engines—New York (State)—History—19th century—In art
- Steam-engines—United States—History—19th century—In art
- Transportation—New York (State)—History—19th century—In art
- Transportation—United States—History—19th century—In art
- New York (State)—History—19th century—In art
- United States—History—19th century—In art
- Albumen prints—United States—19th century
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- Excursion train from Albany to Schenectady, 1831 : the first steam train in America.
- Call Number
- D North 56/GC131/Box 15/Small/U.S. History/Miscellaneous GA 2022.00082
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcwd376877j
- Publisher
- [after 1876]
- Language
- English
- Date Created
- 1876-1899
- Extent
- 1 photograph : albumen print ; print 9.1 x 16.2 cm sheet 17.4 x 27.2 cm
- Source Acquisition
- Gift of David Dorret.
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Unidentified Artist [photographer]
- Albumen print of lithograph after William H. Brown, History of the First Locomotives in America, 1877.
- Unsigned.
- Depiction: Profile silhouette of small steam engine pulling three train cars, advancing right.
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Brown, William H.—History of the first locomotives in America
- Railroad trains—New York (State)—History—19th century—In art
- Railroad trains—United States—History—19th century—In art
- Steam-engines—New York (State)—History—19th century—In art
- Steam-engines—United States—History—19th century—In art
- Transportation—New York (State)—History—19th century—In art
- Transportation—United States—History—19th century—In art
- New York (State)—History—19th century—In art
- United States—History—19th century—In art
- Albumen prints—United States—19th century
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 2
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Omega Project
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/ed4ec365-78cd-4998-add7-6676c30b4910/manifest