Locomotive [at station] – Historic Reproduction
![Locomotive [at station], c1870. — antique engraving](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/5b/5b5e428cf230-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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Step back in time with Locomotive [at station], an antique engraving rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Locomotive [at station]
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A locomotive standing at a station is the subject of this steel engraving, which the record dates to about 1870. The plate was copyrighted in the name of the American Bank Note Company, a firm better known for printing banknotes, securities and postage stamps than for pictorial views. By the 1870s, railroads were expanding rapidly across the United States, and engravings like this helped spread images of trains and depots to a public eager to see the new technology. The fine line work in steel captures detail in the engine, rails and platform, which is worth noticing when comparing it with later photographic views of the same era.
| Created / published | c1870. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : steel engraving. |
| Subjects | Steel engraving copyrighted by the American Bank Note Co. No. 684. Line neg.? This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Railroads--Locomotive; Railroads--Stations; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,194 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-140760 |
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