John Bull" first locomotive" – Antique Wall Art
![John Bull" first locomotive", [1925] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/65/65b4c5f91430-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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John Bull" first locomotive" comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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John Bull" first locomotive"
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The *John Bull* was built in England by Robert Stephenson and Company and delivered to the Camden and Amboy Railroad in New Jersey in 1831, making it one of the earliest locomotives to run in America. This glass negative, from the National Photo Company Collection, shows the engine nearly a century after its arrival, and its subject is catalogued from data the company recorded, which has not been independently verified. The streaks and blemishes on the glass come from the natural breakdown of its original coating, so the negative carries its own history alongside the locomotive.
| Created / published | [1925] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 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 three. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,258 × 4,221 px · prints to 18 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-242196 |
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