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[Steam engine, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C. Side elevations - timber for the engine] – Historic Reproduction

[Steam engine, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C. Side elevations - timber for the engine], 1810 January 17. — historic drawing
[Steam engine, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C. Side elevations - timber for the engine], 1810 January 17.. Historic drawing from the Washington DC 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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This drawing by Benjamin Henry Latrobe, dated January 17, 1810, shows side elevations of the timber framing built to support a steam engine at the Washington Navy Yard. The engine was one of the early steam-powered installations in the young republic, and Latrobe, the architect known for his work on the U.S. Capitol, designed much of its machinery and supporting structure. Drawings like this one, which combine ink, wash, watercolor, and graphite, reveal how carefully engineers of the period planned the wooden bearings and braces that carried heavy machinery. The sheet is part of Latrobe's archive at the Library of Congress.

Created / published1810 January 17.
Medium1 drawing : ink, wash, watercolor, and graphite on paper.
SubjectsNavy Yard Washington" -- "16." Mounted on paper. Forms part of: Benjamin Henry Latrobe Archive (Library of Congress)."
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,134 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-118242

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