So. R.R. Co. Crescent Locomotive – Historic Reproduction
![So. R.R. Co. Crescent Locomotive, [between 1916 and 1917] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/0e/0e72180b69c6-L.webp)
(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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So. R.R. Co. Crescent Locomotive comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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So. R.R. Co. Crescent Locomotive
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The record identifies this as a Southern Railway locomotive pulling the Crescent, a named passenger train that ran between New York and New Orleans. The picture dates to about 1916 to 1917, when the National Photo Company, a Washington firm that photographed railroads, cities and public events, was producing large numbers of views. The image survives as a glass negative, which the record notes has streaks and blemishes from deterioration of its original coating. The title comes from the company's own notes on the negative sleeve and has not been independently verified.
| Created / published | [between 1916 and 1917] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Date from negatives in same range. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Temp. note: Batch seven. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 6,523 × 5,139 px · prints to 22 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-262151 |
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