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Test room physical laboratory Baldwin Locomotive Works Philadelphia Pa. U.S.A. – Vintage Wall Art

Test room physical laboratory Baldwin Locomotive Works Philadelphia Pa. U.S.A., 1905 — historic photograph
Test room physical laboratory Baldwin Locomotive Works Philadelphia Pa. U.S.A., 1905. Historic photograph from the Philadelphia collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Step back in time with Test room physical laboratory Baldwin Locomotive Works Philadelphia Pa. U.S.A., a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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A 1905 stereograph of the physical testing laboratory at the Baldwin Locomotive Works shows the workshop where the company checked the metals and materials that went into its engines. By then Baldwin was among the largest locomotive builders in the world, and its Philadelphia plant depended on laboratory testing to confirm that steel and iron could withstand the stresses of boilers, frames, and running gear. Published by the War Photograph and Exhibition Company as a card for a stereoscope, the image gives a close look at the equipment and working conditions of an industrial lab in the early twentieth century.

Created / published1905
Medium1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph.
NotesH70646 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 7072. · War Photograph and Exhibition Company publisher.
SubjectsBaldwin Locomotive Works--Facilities--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1900-1910. Railroad locomotive industry--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1900-1910. Laboratories--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1900-1910.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,263 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-STV-269966

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