First locomotive of U.S. Railroad – Historic Reproduction
![First locomotive of U.S. Railroad, [between ca. 1900 and ca. 1930] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/5c/5cb148def5f4-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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A window into the past: First locomotive of U.S. Railroad, preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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First locomotive of U.S. Railroad
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The caption names this engine as the first locomotive of a United States railroad, and the subject tags place it in Alaska, where federal rail construction began in the early 1900s and accelerated after 1915. Such machines were often the first working proof that a remote line could be built and run, hauling men, supplies, and timber through country with few roads. The photograph was made by a photographer named Pyatt and later came to the Library of Congress as part of the Frank and Frances Carpenter collection. Its date range, roughly 1900 to 1930, spans the years when Alaska's interior was being opened by rail.
| Created / published | [between ca. 1900 and ca. 1930] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1890-1940. |
| Notes | Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Photo by Pyatt. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951. |
| Subjects | Railroad locomotives--Alaska--1890-1940.United States--Alaska |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,000 × 1,645 px · prints to 10 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-162597 |
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